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Six candidates onstage at the debate.Daily Comment
A Very Bad Night for Michael Bloomberg in a Chaotic Democratic Debate
During his first appearance on a Presidential-debate stage, the former New York mayor appeared unprepared to address his past failings.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren on the debate stage.
The Current
A Bloomberg Pile-On at the Debate
At the debate, Bloomberg muddled his way through deflections after Warren challenged him to release women who had filed complaints against him from their nondisclosure agreements.
By Michael Luo
Elizabeth Warren waves to a large crowd at a rally.
Campaign Chronicles
North Carolina and the Battle for the Democratic Nomination
Campaign staffers are finding that Democrats in the state are as divided as their counterparts across the country, with many still undecided.
By Peter Slevin
Amy Klobuchar.
Video Dept.
Can Amy Klobuchar Maintain Her Momentum?
Heading into Nevada, Amy Klobuchar and her supporters were beginning to tell themselves a new, more hopeful story about the Democratic primary.
By The New Yorker
Glacier.
Dispatch
The One War That the Human Species Can’t Lose
Human existence depends on Antarctica’s ice—and it’s now melting.
By Robin Wright
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From the world-renowned physicist and author of The Elegant Universe
A captivating exploration of the cosmos and humanity’s search for purpose. “Greene remains one of our best living intermediaries between the sparkling, absolute-zero world of mathematics and the warm, clumsy world of human language.” –Anthony Doerr, The Boston Globe
Culture and More
The border barrier between the U.S. and Mexico.
Annals of Inquiry
The Case for Open Borders
In a new graphic-nonfiction book, a libertarian economist conjures an alternative reality in which immigration is unlimited all over the world.
By Zoey Poll
Richard Leakey.
Culture Desk
Can the Wildlife of East Africa Be Saved?
The Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey was uncompromisingly bleak, predicting that most of the animals are unlikely to survive far beyond the middle of the century.
By Jon Lee Anderson
Charles Portis, far right, on the set of True Grit with John Wayne.
Postscript
What Charles Portis Taught Us
The author of “True Grit,” who died on Monday, at the age of eighty-six, created characters imbued with a nontoxic masculinity.
By Wells Tower
Humor from The New Yorker
A man frolics in a field.Daily Shouts
My Happy Place
In my happy place, there’s no war, just armed conflicts. No racism, just racist dog whistles. It’s splendiferous!
By Evan Waite
Image may contain: Snowman, Snow, Winter, Outdoors, Nature, Drawing, and ArtDaily Cartoon
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