After our columnist inquired about a surprise bill for a whale-watching outing, Holland America changed the way it handles passengers wait-listed for excursions.
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New York to Cuomo: Are You My Daddy?
So we’re back to the strongman. Not just in Washington, but here in New York City, where Andrew Cuomo is seeking to restart his career by making the novel move from Albany to Gracie Mansion. With the Democratic primary taking place in June, he’s …
Continue readingWhat Has Trump Done to West Point?
More from our inbox: That Plane From Qatar Would Belong to Us, Not to TrumpCredit…Damon Winter/The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate,” by Graham Parsons (Opinion guest essay, May 12): Dr. Parsons …
Continue readingThe $700 Calendar That Wants to Save Your Marriage
On a Thursday morning in March, my family needed to accomplish three things at exactly the same time. My husband had to board a plane to return from a business trip in London. I had agreed to moderate a panel discussion about how the cost of child …
Continue readingJosh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid
Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The nub of the …
Continue readingWest Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
It turned out to be easy to undermine West Point. All it took was an executive order from President Trump and a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dictating what could and couldn’t be taught in the military and its educational institutions. In …
Continue readingOn the Chopping Block: Arts and Humanities
More from our inbox: Trump’s Threat of Tariffs on Films Made AbroadA group of officials at the National Endowment for the Arts are resigning. Credit…Graeme Sloan/Sipa via Associated PressTo the Editor: Re “Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National …
Continue readingCan New Weight-Loss Drugs Help in a World Awash in Addictive Foods?
Throughout my life I’ve been fat, thin and various sizes in between. Since I was a kid I’ve gained and lost weight repeatedly, putting on 20 pounds, taking it off, putting on 30 pounds and then losing it again. It has been a cycle of despair. The …
Continue readingDaniel Kahneman’s Decision: A Debate About Choice in Dying
More from our inbox: Questions for AmericaCredit…Kelli AndersonTo the Editor: Re “The Lesson From a Nobel Laureate’s Chosen Death,” by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer (Opinion guest essay, April 20): I admire and respect Daniel Kahneman …
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