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““There was an omnivorous intellect that won him the family sobriquet of Walking Encyclopedia.””

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Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath…

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It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are…

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What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something…

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“Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result,…

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At the heart of our public morality is the idea that he who gives generously is most virtuous and morally praiseworthy; that there is no greater citizen than she who sacrifices; and that there is no greater measure of worth than contribution. These are values we can be proud of. After all, there is no moral system or religion on…

A basic assumption shapes most Americans’ mindset about labor: the belief that the death of unions isn’t my problem because I’m not in a union. That assumption is wrong. Even if you aren’t a member, your pay is influenced by the strength or weakness of organized labor. The presence of unions sets off a wage race to the top. Their…

Americans need to call on Boomers, in their next act onstage, to behave like grown-ups. And there is no better way for them to…

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Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a…

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Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and…

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We're all better off...when we're all better off.

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In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

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From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to deport the undocumented. From the left, you get advocacy for…

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I have friends and family that identify as LGBTQ.

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Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of…

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It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.

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“She knew how to play him so very well. He slipped his hand around hers. "Friends," he repeated roughly. Her smile was bright enough to light up the room-and make him see stars. "Excellent! I'm so pleased. And now I really should go. I don't want to keep your family waiting." His family. She was going out with his family.…

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