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August 11, 2025, 6:39 p.m. Eastern time

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From Opinion

Ben Rhodes

We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It.

Trump may be able to escape the consequences of his actions; the rest of us cannot.

Cameron Stracher

I Helped Bury Stories About Trump. I Regret It.

What if those two unpublished National Enquirer stories had run?

Sharon Waxman

Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again

The entertainment industry is tired of being so progressive.

Maureen Dowd

President Midas’ Terrible Touch

He never promised us a Rose Garden.

Emily Oster

The Trouble With French Fries Is Not the Oil

Nutrition science demonizing individual foods or ingredients is often based on flawed science and misses the bigger picture.

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