ROSS DOUTHAT
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Biden’s Message: What Trump Promised, I’m Delivering
But there were also reminders of the forces that can’t be mastered by infrastructure spending, China bashing and appropriations of populist themes.
The Costs of a Long War in Ukraine
Why the Biden White House needs to push for peace in 2023.
Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful.
The reasonability and risks of metaphysical experimentation.
The War Between the Catholic Cardinals
Two essays make plain the different views often obscured by careful political maneuvering within the church.
Is ‘Workism’ Dooming Civilization? Notes on the New Pew Parents Study.
Should American parenting place more emphasis on grandkids?
The Logic of Escalation in Ukraine
America’s increasing commitment and Russia’s mobilization show how short wars become long ones.
Five Rules for an Aging World
Why demography may be shaping up to be a bigger risk to the world than climate change.
‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ and the Angst of the Striving Upper Class
At the heart of meritocracy is marriage.
Will There Be a Biden Comeback?
A number of events would have to go the president’s way, and even then age is an issue.
Brazil’s Jan. 6 Imitation and the Futility of Populism
How Brazil’s Jan. 8 confirmed two tendencies of contemporary populism.
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