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American democracy gets us there, barely

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Abdulaziz is an imperfect but worrying parallel to Trump

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Maybe it’s best if Gen X never inhabits the White House

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Kids are being surveilled too much, and by the wrong people

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Grownups should know better

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How the discovery of the Neanderthal changed how people thought about themselves — and foreshadowed modern debates

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It’s later than Marco Rubio thinks

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Will the world be able to restrain itself from creating dangerous AI?

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But not the way Kamala Harris meant it

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Broadcasting an execution may not work out the way Trump hopes

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