Latest articles by William Falk
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Capitalism is the best economic system ever devised. That doesn't make it perfect.opinion Does believing that the profit motive sometimes must be restrained make you a radical left-winger? Only in America.
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The inner lives of animalsopinion There's strong evidence that our fellow creatures think and feel
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A lesson in dyingopinion As a final gift in a wondrous career, neurologist and author Oliver Sacks showed us how to let go of life with grace and gratitude
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Amazon and the price of inventing the futureopinion Amazon isn't the only company that requires its workers to give up their lives
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We don't much like our candidatesopinion Neither Republicans or Democrats are very enthused about a lackluster presidential field
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Starving the space programopinion NASA's funding has shrunk to just 0.5 percent of the federal budget. Here's why it deserves more.
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Too much power for too longopinion Supreme Court justices shouldn't have lifetime terms
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War by other meansopinion Americans who cling to the Confederate flag may be in retreat, but the states' rights rebellion goes on
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Stand or perishopinion If you want to live a long life, you have to give up pretty much everything, including your chair
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Sorry about your lawnopinion I know almonds suck up a lot of California's water, but I'm not giving them up
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Stories you won't read elsewhereopinion The government denies all this, so it must be true
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A broken promiseopinion For generations, any American willing to work hard could escape poverty. That's no longer true.
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A Supreme shamopinion Let's stop pretending that Supreme Court justices merely interpret the Constitution
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How to predict an electionopinion Don't pay much attention to campaigns. It's the "fundamentals" that count.
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When all the options are badopinion There's good reason to distrust Iran. But most Americans support the nuclear deal anyway.
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My kerfuffle, your crimeopinion Party loyalists only pretend to care about principles
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The most despised Americanfeature No matter who occupies the White House, about a third of the country views the president as illegitimate and deeply evil
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Putin raises the stakesopinion Russia's new czar is acting as if he expects an all-out war with the West. Is he just bluffing?
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The limits of personal libertyopinion In a libertarian paradise, you could smoke in a restaurant or office, drive without putting on a seat belt, and refuse to get your children vaccinated
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The terrorism paradoxopinion Under attack by a profoundly illiberal foe, Europe is reconsidering its liberal, post-modern ideals
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The real cause of income inequalityopinion When management and stockholders pocket all the profits, the middle class falls further behind
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What every boss should knowopinion As Jill Abramson can now attest, being in charge is not a license to treat other people with disdain
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The right of revolutionfeature In the current edition of the The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk explains why the NRA will fight any new gun laws
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Judgment on high
feature In this edition of The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk examines the implications of all-seeing Predator drones over our own heads
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