The first time California’s Department of Education published a draft of an ethnic studies “model curriculum” for high school students, in 2019, it managed the neat trick of omitting anti-Semitism while committing it. More than a million Jews live in
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Opinion | Speak Softly, and Carry a Big Agenda
If you dial down the conflict, you can dial up the policy. By Ezra Klein Opinion Columnist American politics feels quieter with Joe Biden in the White House. The president’s Twitter feed hasn’t gone dark, but it’s gone dull. Biden
Opinion | Absolutists Are Taking Over the Anti-Abortion Movement
South Carolina last month became the latest state to pass a so-called heartbeat ban, criminalizing abortion after fetal cardiac activity or a heartbeat is detected, typically between six and eight weeks into a pregnancy. A federal court promptly blocked the
Opinion | Why Trump Holds a Grip on the G.O.P.
Republicans still embrace the power of the ex-president’s agenda to galvanize voters and drive turnout. By Daniel McCarthy Mr. McCarthy has been a political editor and commentator for 18 years and has written extensively about conservatism, populism and the Trump
Exclusive: Cybersecurity firm Axonius raises $100 million at $1.2 billion valuation
(Reuters) – Cybersecurity startup Axonius has raised $100 million in a private funding round led by New York-based growth equity firm Stripes at a valuation of $1.2 billion, the company said on Sunday. The latest funding came less than a
Opinion | The Final Push to End the Coronavirus Pandemic in the U.S.
Vaccines have brought the United States tantalizingly close to crushing the coronavirus within its borders. After months of hiccups, some 1.4 million people are now being vaccinated every day, and many more shots are coming through the pipeline. The Food
Opinion | ‘Dare Mighty Things’
Why do the world’s two richest men want to get off the planet so badly? Elon Musk of Tesla and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have more than $350 billion in combined wealth and preside over two of the most valuable
Opinion | Sacha Baron Cohen Has a Message for Mark Zuckerberg
By Kara Swisher Sacha Baron Cohen was busy last year. In “The Trial of The Chicago 7,” he portrayed 1960s antiwar activist Abbie Hoffman. In “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” he revived his role as a Kazakh journalist touring America. These films
Opinion | Letter to a Young Republican
This week I received a moving note from a young friend of mine. In college, he realized he wanted to make a difference in this world by serving in government. His opinions leaned right, so the Republican Party became the
Opinion | Where Do the Rohingya Go After the Coup in Myanmar?
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — I have been living in a refugee camp here since 2017, after the campaign of murder, rape and arson by the military in Myanmar forced more than 750,000 people from the Rohingya community to flee our