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Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
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Chuck Schumer Is Cautious for a Reason
Under fire from his own party, the Senate Democratic leader ponders the source of his core beliefs.
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Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect social security. Elon Musk didn’t.
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A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
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The COVID Mistake No One Talks Enough About
Deaths in isolation have been treated as a painful memory, not as a problem that hospitals need to address.
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Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable
The president is making good on his campaign promise.
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What It Really Means to ‘Give Infectious Disease a Break’
The Trump administration isn’t just dismantling protections against illnesses. It’s inviting them right in.
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
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At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
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James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
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Playboi Carti sounds like he isn’t saying much. But there’s a story to his music.
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The Danger of a Flood of Anti-Trump State Lawsuits
What’s legal for the goose is also legal for the gander.
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The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.
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Photos of the Week: Hare Boxing, Tea Terrace, Giant’s Causeway
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How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
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The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
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