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The philosopher and biographer analyzes works of life-writing that straddle fact and fiction, and what makes them art.

More precise names for the “Personal Life” section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don’t wear a face mask.

The memes responding to Trump’s seesawing tariff policy hint at a collective psychological state.

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A legal scholar argues that the judiciary’s “passive-aggressive approach” to the Trump Administration is doomed to fail.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest deposits on Earth. Its President wants to sell them—and win a ...

As I.R.S. employees toil through tax season, their agency is being dismantled by the government it powers.

Last year, for my birthday, my wife gave me a copy of “ I Remember ,” an unusual memoir by the artist Joe Brainard. It’s a ...

More precise names for the “Personal Life” section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don’t wear a face mask.

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By defying the Justices’ ruling on a man mistakenly sent to El Salvador, the Administration has shown that it is not owed the ...