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Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay

Readers discuss an investigation into Harvard’s president. Also: The Bronx Defenders; undoing Roe v. Wade; buying cashmere.

December 27, 2023

Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home

Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.

December 25, 2023

Demand for Cashmere Has Environmental Consequences

Expanding herds of cashmere goats are causing severe damage to grasslands on the Mongolian plateau in Central Asia.

December 16, 2023

An 8-Year-Old Is at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism

He may have to defend the faith in Mongolia against pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.

October 4, 2023

Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism

Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.