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My Brother Is Doing the Trump Dance

I know that every year, some of you see this Thanksgiving column by my brother and think that it is actually I who am serving up this slab o...
President Trump doing his rally dance

My Brother Is Doing the Trump Dance

I know that every year, some of you see this Thanksgiving column by my brother and think that it is actually I who am serving up this slab o...

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The Best Way California Can Prepare for Trump? Fix Its State Government

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Photo of California farmers rallying to protest water plan

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President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, Sept. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on Nov. 19, 2024. Does Donald Trump’s return to the presidency herald the end of U....

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Attendees during a former President Donald Trump campaign rally at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Sept. 17, 2024. (Daniel Ribar/The New York Times)

Defining Deviancy Down. And Down. And Down.

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