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April 05, 2020

This is What Happens When a Narcissist Runs a Crisis→

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This is What Happens When a Narcissist Runs a Crisis

April 5, 2020 New York Times column Trump's catastrophic performance has as much to do with psychology as ideology.

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March 24, 2020

Trump to New York: Drop Dead→

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Trump to New York: Drop Dead

March 24, 2020 New York Times column Untold thousands will likely die, absent federal intervention. And it needs to happen this instant. Why won't the president help?

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March 16, 2020

Welcome to Marriage During the Coronavirus→

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Welcome to Marriage During the Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 New York Times column. Remember, both of you are right.

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March 09, 2020

President Trump is Unfit for This Crisis. Period.→

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President Trump is Unfit for This Crisis. Period.

March 9, 2020 New York Times column His narcissism is a grave danger to our health.

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February 09, 2020

Our Brains Aren't Designed to Handle the Trump Era→

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Our Brains Aren't Designed to Handle the Trump Era

Feb 9, 2019 New York Times column. Or mine isn't, anyway.

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November 14, 2019

Comedian Hospitalized for Depression. Hilarity Ensues.→

November 14, 2019/ Jennifer Senior
Comedian Hospitalized for Depression. Hilarity Ensues.

November 14, 2019 New York Times column. Gary Gulman is showing us how to bring our inner selves out into the open.

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October 11, 2019

We Are All at the Mercy of the Narcissist in Chief→

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We Are All at the Mercy of the Narcissist in Chief

October 11, 2019 New York Times column. To say that we find ourselves in a dysfunctional relationship is an understatement.

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March 08, 2019

Teen Fiction and the Perils of Cancel Culture→

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Teen Fiction and the Perils of Cancel Culture

March 8, 2019 New York Times column. Readers, not a Twitter mob, should decide the fate of a book.

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September 27, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford's Heartbreaking Desire to Please→

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Christine Blasey Ford's Heartbreaking Desire to Please

Sept 27 2018 New York Times column. "Is this good?"

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August 04, 2018

The High School We Can't Log Off of→

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The High School We Can't Log Off of

August 4, 2018 New York Times column. Twitter rewards us for our mistakes. It isn't designed to let us grow up.

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September 12, 2017

Hillary Clinton Opens Up About "What Happened" With Candor, Defiance, and Dark Humor

September 12, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About "What Happened" With Candor, Defiance, and Dark Humor

Sept 12, 2017

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NYT Book Review
July 26, 2017

"Dying: A Memoir" is a Bracing Illumination of Terminal Illness→

July 26, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
"Dying: A Memoir" is a Bracing Illumination of Terminal Illness

July 26, 2017

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June 22, 2017

In "Memory's Last Breath," Remembering Life, Before It's Too Late→

June 22, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
In "Memory's Last Breath," Remembering Life, Before It's Too Late

June 22, 2017

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May 02, 2017

Having Trouble Having It All? Ivanka Alone Can Fix It.→

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Having Trouble Having It All? Ivanka Alone Can Fix It.

May 2, 2017

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April 26, 2017

Elizabeth Strout's Lovely New Novel is a Requiem for Small-Town Pain→

April 26, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
Elizabeth Strout's Lovely New Novel is a Requiem for Small-Town Pain

April 26 2017

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April 11, 2017

"Locking Up Our Own," What Led to Mass Incarceration of Black Men→

April 11, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
"Locking Up Our Own," What Led to Mass Incarceration of Black Men

April 11, 2017

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March 29, 2017

"Richard Nixon": Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President→

March 29, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
"Richard Nixon": Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President

March 29, 2017

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February 15, 2017

She Is Best Known for "Goodnight Moon," But Her Life Was Filled with Color Too→

February 15, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
She Is Best Known for "Goodnight Moon," But Her Life Was Filled with Color Too

January 25, 2017

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February 15, 2017

"Homo Deus" Foresees a Godlike Future. (Ignore the Techno Overlords.)→

February 15, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
"Homo Deus" Foresees a Godlike Future. (Ignore the Techno Overlords.)

Feb 15, 2017

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January 11, 2017

"A Really Good Day," Ayelet Waldman's Better Living Through LSD→

January 11, 2017/ Jennifer Senior
"A Really Good Day," Ayelet Waldman's Better Living Through LSD

January 11, 2017

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