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Read Trump’s Letter to Pelosi Protesting Impeachment

published a story headlined, “The Campaign to Impeach President Trump Has Begun.” Less than three months after my inauguration, Representative Maxine Waters stated, “I'm going to fight every day until he's impeached.” House Democrats introduced the first impeachment resolution against me within months of my inauguration, for what will be regarded as one of our…

Letter to the Editor: Historians Critique The 1619 Project, and We Respond – The New York Times

Five historians wrote to us with their reservations. Our editor in chief replies.Published Dec. 20, 2019Updated Dec. 21, 2019The letter below will be published in the Dec. 29 issue of The New York Times Magazine. RE: The 1619 ProjectWe write as historians to express our strong reservations about important aspects of The 1619 Project. The…

That Recruitment Letter From Harvard Probably Doesn’t Mean Much

Especially if you’re African-American, according to a new study.A working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research argues that Harvard intentionally draws applications from African-Americans who effectively have no chance of getting in.Credit...Cody O'Loughlin for The New York TimesNov. 29, 2019The message, emailed to more than 100,000 high school students, was seductive and flattering:…