I n 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to ...

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Mamdani won by a modest margin in a deeply blue city not because of his radical commitments, but despite them.

A Guardian and a Thief begins promisingly, offering nuanced portraits of its main characters. On the first page, the reader ...

Ryan Murphy’s new series is essentially the world inside your phone, made into a TV show.

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