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Sad state of adolescence
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
February 27, 2023
To hear people tell it, the kids are definitely not all right. According to The Washington Post, there’s “a crisis in American girlhood.” To Derek Tho...
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The misinformation superhighway
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
January 11, 2023
Possibly you recall the “Information Superhighway,” a phrase popularized by then-Vice President Al Gore to describe the internet. The expectation was ...
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Best advice? Stay out of Russia
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
December 16, 2022
If there’s one clear lesson from the Brittney Griner/Paul Whelan controversy that’s keeping partisans in America’s culture wars all worked up, it’s th...
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City mouse, country mouse
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
December 1, 2022
Back when my wife and I moved to the country, many of our citified friends were alarmed. One well-meaning fellow even questioned if I’d be safe out in...
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When thuggish threats turn to actual assaults
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
November 3, 2022
If there were anything remotely conservative about people calling themselves “conservative Republicans,” they’d be horrified by the near-fatal attack ...
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Midterms: Much ado about nothing
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
October 27, 2022
As Election Day approaches, I often find myself thinking of H.L. Mencken. Particularly during off-year contests. “The Sage of Baltimore,” as he was kn...
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