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Soon, a quarter of public school students may be classified as English-language learners, but the rigid reliance on one standardized test leaves many students like mine languishing in classes where they don’t belong—while their real needs go unaddressed. It doesn’t have to be that way.
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How Serious is the Authoritarian Threat Here and Abroad?
In Spain, a far-right party falls short of fears, while in the U.S., Trump’s march toward the nomination continues.
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The New Gold Rush in Advertising Is Your Shopping List
Retail media is the next big threat from monopolists as they turn data into ad dollars, and Amazon isn’t the only predator out there.
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Chamber of Secrets
Liberty on the Ballot
Education
How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action
Service academies like West Point have figured out how to diversify admissions without sacrificing high standards—or running afoul of the Supreme Court. Civilian colleges should do the same.
Books
The Provocations of Martin Peretz
The legendary editor shook up the political-media power axis. Was he a free-thinking iconoclast or an irredeemable bigot?
