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Deborah J. Stein: Letters From Ruthie
As the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau approaches, TFP proudly revisits Deborah J. Stein's lyrical essay for her mother, Ruth Stein, who…
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Thomas B. Wilner: Trump Sells Out Our Allies
And in doing so makes the world a far more dangerous place.
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Robert Hass: Truman Capote’s First Love
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Robert Hass on why Capote named his literary criticism award for Newton Arvin—the man he called “my Harvard.”
Linda Peeno: Voice Lessons
After the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, TFP revisits a powerful essay by managed-care whistleblower Dr. Linda Peeno.
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Chris Bastian: Some Hard Truths—and Lessons—for Democrats
Don’t stew in anger or hopelessness. The real work begins now.
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Laurie Garrett: Trump’s Attack on Women Backfires
Whether he likes it or not.
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Luma Mufleh: How You Become a Refugee, Part Two
It's hard in the U.S. to imagine life as a refugee. Allow me to do it for you.
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Luma Mufleh: How You Become a Refugee
It's hard in the U.S. to imagine life as a refugee. Allow me to do it for you.
Emily Whitman: The Wrong Rx for America
I loved the local, independent pharmacy where I used to work. So did our customers. Sadly, their health will suffer now that we're gone.
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Jane Drexler: 'My life is no longer my own.'
What my philosophy student taught me about the meaning of life—and the value of the humanities.
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Scott Samuelson: 'The Art of Living' in Springfield, Ohio
What John Gardner's masterful short story tells us about ourselves, the "other," and eating dogs.
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Nancy Weiss Malkiel: A History Lesson for University Presidents
With campuses bracing for more protests, administrators should take a deep breath, step back from the frontlines, and look to history for lessons.
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