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OWN IT, ALREADY
A recent New York Times data analysis found that keeping schools closed had little public health benefit, but inflicted disastrous harm on children’s learning and development.
Alexander Nazaryan writes about culture and politics.
opinion
EVER
There never was a real primary season. Now all that’s left is a presidential rematch that no one wants (but everyone deserves).
opinion
CURB YOUR PANIC
“Biden Wins With 87 Percent” doesn’t have the same spice as “101,000 Uncommitted!”—but let’s step back and look at this situation with clear eyes.
opinion
BIGGEST LOSER WINNING
The criminally indicted ex-president—who now owes New York hundreds of millions—wiped the floor with his only remaining rival, Nikki Haley, in her home state of South Carolina.
opinion
THE BEST OF US
Russians abroad, like myself, kept faith in Navalny as a representation of what our mother country could—and should—have been.
opinion
ANTI-PEOPLE PERSON
He was supposed to be the Trumpy non-Trump Republican to save the party, but he’s too much of a grumpy misanthrope to convince people to like him.
Crying of Lot 4.9
The novelist of our paranoid age has finally met his match in his new novel about the Internet, 9/11 and New York. By Alexander Nazaryan.
Looking to get smarter while sitting on the beach? Alexander Nazaryan recommends four stimulating, engaging, but still fun new books on language, Roman history, and more.
What has happened to the classic American genre? Alexander Nazaryan set out to read 4 smart thrillers to find out why the Scandinavians are dominating.