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Opinion: My father taught me about wine. Then his wine taught me about life

I opened the refrigerator, saw a bottle of local chardonnay, and smiled. It was a small gift from the universe. The next day, upon arriving…

Opinion: Garbage, blasted glass, and the women cleaning up political filth in Lebanon

We are obsessed with cleaning our homes in Lebanon. I think it is inter-generational, inherited from decades of war and conflict, and exacerbated by the…

Opinion: This movie’s Asian American metaphor is a message to the not-so-United States

But that familiarity is instantly exploded: Mere minutes into what could have been every intergenerational chronicle of every immigrant community all at once, “Everything Everywhere”…

Opinion: Not even Putin can ignore this domestic reality

Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t get a parade in the Ukrainian capital, but a parade is coming soon to Moscow and, whatever happens on the…

Opinion Where Xi’s China is heading

Their country, home to one of the greatest and most ancient civilizations in the world, long a leader in science and technology, was largely isolated…

Opinion: I met my dad for the first time when I was 4, and he was behind bars

“Is daddy very wealthy?,” I asked. My mom told me to keep quiet and stay close to her. Men in uniform drilled her with questions,…

Opinion: Ivanka Trump almost landed one of the world’s biggest jobs

As The Atlantic reported in 2019, Trump considered putting his daughter in charge of the world’s main source of financial assistance for developing countries —…

Lisa Ling: It’s time to rethink how we are teaching history in our schools

On the very first page, Zinn recounted what Christopher Columbus wrote in his log about the Arawak people he encountered upon reaching the new world:…

Opinion: Bill Barr was right about this

According to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa in their tell-all book “Peril,” Barr told Trump: “There are a lot of people out there, independents and…

Opinion: The words Trump couldn’t bring himself to say

When Larry Elder conceded defeat this week in his bid to unseat California Governor Gavin Newsom, he sounded a different note than Nixon: “Let’s be…

Opinion: Trump and Biden agree on this

For decades, no occupant of the White House wanted to strike a “peace” deal that a dictator would instantly violate — or to sit on…

Opinion: Where another Trump presidency could take America

Rep. Adam Schiff, also on the committee, received the same treatment. So did White House lawyer Don McGahn, and at least eight journalists who cover…

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