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December 2017

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December 31st
- 7 things health experts said were bad for you in 2017
- 7 things health experts said were good for you in 2017
December 29th
- The economy is roaring. Why isn't Trump popular?
December 28th
- Why China's economic growth isn't nearly as scary as it sounds
December 26th
- When the bitcoin craze becomes a panic
- Big tech's convenience trap
- How the world's languages handle thorny gender issues
- Is Phantom Thread funny?
December 24th
- A brief history of Christmas trees
December 22nd
- Will the tax bill help or hurt the GOP in 2018?
- Will Al Franken run again?
- Are Molly's Game and The Post too obviously about 2017?
December 21st
- The wolves of bitcoin
December 19th
- What if we don't need the individual mandate after all?
- From Titanic to Downsizing: How American fantasies have shrunk
- Trump's new foreign policy strategy couldn't have been released at a worse time
December 18th
- The Last Jedi finally gives Star Wars fauna its due
- Why The Last Jedi has divided Star Wars fans
- The GOP tax bill's biggest boondoggles
December 16th
- How vacation guilt is keeping workers at their desks
December 15th
- How Apple lost its sheen
- The Last Jedi is full of wonderful surprises
- The creep of The Nutcracker
- Disney vs. Netflix will be the great media battle of our time
December 14th
- Net neutrality is dead. Here's what that means.
- Star Wars and the unfortunate ubiquity of the Final Climactic Explosion
December 13th
- The Fed prepares for the next recession
December 12th
- The genius of Riverdale and the teenage girls who love it
- Why bitcoin is fool's gold
December 11th
- The sad politicization of Christianity
- Is bitcoin worth the energy?
December 10th
- Will the CVS-Aetna merger lower prices?
December 9th
- The catastrophe in Yemen
December 8th
- 2017 is the year that computers became phones
- Tonya Harding's belated moment to shine
December 7th
- The fall of Franken
- Lady Bird's glaring white mediocrity
- The American savings crisis, explained
December 6th
- The GOP's coming doom
- The promise and peril of CVS buying Aetna
December 5th
- The GOP's smart bet on the economy
- Why The Middle is TV's most underrated comedy
- The looming government shutdown, explained
December 4th
- Why North Korea's next nuclear test could lead to war
December 3rd
- How employers can help with the costs of child care
- Trump's immigrant dragnet
December 1st
- The Disaster Artist is a hilarious tribute to a terrible movie
- Guillermo del Toro is not profound

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