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My Husband Found an Unwelcome Visitor in Our Bed. It's a Threat That's Coming for All of Us. -- Talia Barrington

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The Decision to Bomb Hiroshima Wasn't a Decision at All -- Fred Kaplan

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Todd Blanche's Latest Promise Is Worse Than Useless -- Shirin Ali

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As a Classicist, I've Defended Emily Wilson's Odyssey Translation. I Can't Defend Her Review of Nolan's Movie. -- Theo Nash -- Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's poem.

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