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ONBOOKS | OPINION: 2025 — the books that mattered

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Government choosing killing over restraint

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What Lane Kiffin’s LSU deal reveals about Louisiana’s priorities

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With Pearl Harbor Survivors Nearly Gone, What Do We Remember Now?

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New Music Reviews: ‘The Salty Dogs’ new single, Replacements’ “Let It Be” deluxe edition, and Beatles’ 2025 “Anthology Collection”

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OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: Arkansas study finds urban raccoons are changing—here’s how

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Trump’s Praise of MBS After Khashoggi’s Murder Is Without Modern Precedent

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Why the Hall of Fame Still Doesn’t Know What to Do With Bonds and Clemens

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ON BOOKS | OPINION: Ray Hanley and Marvin Schwartz offer new books exploring Arkansas history, culture, and community

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26.11.2025 10

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OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: The complicated reality behind the Thanksgiving myth

Thanksgiving--a holiday nominally about gratitude--gives newspapers an excuse to run a reflective piece.

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America’s noisy last stand: Christian nationalism a sign of decline

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Two new books by female writers consider what endures after upheaval.

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He is a courtly man, touched by gray at the temples, genteel and kind when he can afford to be kind.

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FIVE QUESTIONS: Larry Rottmann on ‘Face of Vietnam’ exhibit

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CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: “Mr. Scorsese” explores filmmaker’s life, faith and obsession with truth

Start with the assumption that heroes are not nice.

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ONBOOKS | OPINION: ‘Coyote,’ ‘Contradiction’ reconsider American story

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When honest journalism feels like an attack

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The hidden cost of sports betting: Why in-pocket gambling could be America’s next addiction crisis

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