William Falk

Latest articles by William Falk

Putin's nightmare

Talking Point How Russia’s reckless czar is making his worst fears come true

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  Broken glass

  Talking Point The core principles of democratic self-rule are being shattered

  By William Falk Published 26 September 22

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  When the rivers run dry

  Talking Point The summer of 2022’s ominous climate message

  By William Falk Published 3 September 22

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  The terror of losing

  Talking Point Why so many Republicans pretend to respect Trump

  By William Falk Published 20 August 22

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  Bill Russell's legacy

  Talking Point The brilliant team player who backed down to no one, on and off the court

  By William Falk Published 6 August 22

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  The great COVID disconnect

  opinion BA.5 is on the rampage, but most Americans believe the pandemic is over

  By William Falk Published 24 July 22

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  The turning point

  Talking Point Trump’s damage will last for decades

  By William Falk Published 3 July 22

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  The soul of a machine

  Talking Point Will artificial intelligence ever be conscious?

  By William Falk Published 25 June 22

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  Rewarding Putin for invading

  Talking Point Should we let him partition Ukraine so he’s not humiliated?

  By William Falk Published 11 June 22

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  America's metastatic cancer

  Talking Point How rampant distrust is killing us

  By William Falk Published 28 May 22

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  The next Prohibition

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  By William Falk Published 15 May 22

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  Acceptable casualties

  Talking Point Freedom from COVID mandates won’t be free. How many deaths should we tolerate?

  By William Falk Published 30 April 22

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  The NRA's ideal world

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  By William Falk Published 16 April 22

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  Is it 1938 — or 2003?

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  By William Falk Published 3 April 22

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  A moment of moral clarity

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  By William Falk Published 6 March 22

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  Every couch a casino

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  By William Falk Published 20 February 22

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  We're all snowflakes now

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  By William Falk Published 5 February 22

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  Our war with natural selection

  opinion Omicron may not necessarily be the last punishing wave

  By William Falk Published 22 January 22

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  Darkness visible

  opinion After this remarkably gloomy year, 2022 has to be better … doesn’t it?

  By William Falk Published 26 December 21

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  No right to privacy

  opinion The Supreme Court created privacy rights, and it can take them away

  By William Falk Published 19 December 21

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  Joining the war on COVID

  opinion Humanity can blunt the impact of Omicron and other variants — if we all do our part

  By William Falk Published 5 December 21

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  Bannon's radical vision

  opinion The Trump whisperer is organizing a populist revolution

  By William Falk Published 21 November 21

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  Death of the ancients

  opinion Even 2,000-year-old sequoias can’t survive a changed climate

  By William Falk Published 6 November 21

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  Giving notice

  opinion Why Americans are quitting their jobs in droves

  By William Falk Published 23 October 21

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  Facebook's amoral algorithms

  opinion Disinformation, outrage, and polarization keep the clicks coming

  By William Falk Published 9 October 21

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