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Sometimes it seems the tide of the night is going to carry us where it’s going to carry us, no matter how hard we swim.
A letter to the poet Etheridge Knight on the 32nd anniversary of his death.
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A conversation with military historian Eliot A. Cohen on why we must “arm Ukraine to the teeth,” and why Biden's visit to Kyiv was invaluable.
A conversation with award-winning filmmaker Tommy Haines about his latest project, “Hockeyland,” and why it’s more than just a sports documentary.

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One year into all-out war in Ukraine and it’s clear that Garry Kasparov was right all along: “Vladimir Putin and the enemies of the free world must be…
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Remembering the Hobbit House and its iconoclast owner.
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One of the first things that we can do to mend ourselves and our nation is to look beyond history to the other humanities—to art, music, and literature.
On TFP’s first anniversary, one thing is clear: "I'll be staying here with you."
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The renowned poet, journalist, and director of the International Writing Program on creating and preserving "spaces for truth telling."
I've finally come to understand some of the evils my parents lived through.
For all its flaws, the U.S. is still a hopeful destination for millions.
New York Mayor Eric Adams is right: We have a "moral obligation" to treat seriously mentally ill people before they are a threat to others.
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