Rachel C. Weingarten
By Rachel C. Weingarten
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Life Nancy Reagan’s Questionable Legacy of ‘Just Say No’
When former First Lady Nancy Reagan passed away on Sunday at the age of 94, she was commemorated in some obituaries as a staunch supporter of Alzheimer’s research and in others as a believer in the unconventional political powers of astrology. But she was most frequently remembered as the face of “Just Say No.” A…
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Life How Did Republican Debate Turn Into an Episode of ‘Boys Gone Wild’?
Though I’m no fan of reality television, I am starting to understand its appeal. You’re got your “real” housewives, struggling salon owners, homophobic backwoods artisans, people whose first and last names begin with the letter “K” — and you’ve got the participants of last night’s Republican debate. As the Republican candidates for president gathered for…
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