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Why Do We Enrich Older Americans at the Expense of Everyone Else?
We older Americans are not only controlling national politics, we are consuming an ever larger share of our economy’s resources…
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Why ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Terrifies Me
Television celebrates older people — but only for seeming like sexy young ones.
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Growing Old, for Better or Worse
Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.
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Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’
On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible.…
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A Father, an Earthquake and the Desperate Search for a Missing Son
Noor Ahmad didn’t know where else to look. For days after a powerful earthquake leveled his village in Afghanistan, he…
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Food
Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a splashy Pixar creation, an Adam Sandler comedy and the newest installment in the “Spy Kids”…
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10 Zinfandels and Blends to Drink Right Now
They have veered wildly in style and critical esteem. Now consumers can select from a wide diversity of wines.
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What They Don’t Tell You About Getting Old
I recently turned 83, and while there are many joys to getting older, getting out of taxis is not one…
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Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and…
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What We Know About the Gilgo Beach Victims
Rex Heuermann was accused of killing three women and is the prime suspect in the death of a fourth. All…
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