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Dec 21, 2021 • 9 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Is America no longer governable? Can psychedelics cure us? What’s in a Subway tuna fish sandwich? Today, we’re looking back at the most important — and absurd — debates of 2021. nyti.ms/3EeOs2T
Is life better when we’re together? “It used to be a question that only hermits bothered to ask. Now it’s a pressing, mainstream concern,” writes @jmooallem. nyti.ms/3q8Fnne
Has the left gone wrong? “The left has managed to pull the center of gravity in the Democratic Party in its direction, but the party itself is in trouble,” writes @michelleinbklyn. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Can a sex symbol reclaim her body? “Britney Spears once said in an interview that she first realized she was a sex symbol when a photographer ‘totally tricked’ her into posing in her underwear with the dolls in her childhood bedroom,” writes @rmpanovka. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Should we send billionaires to space? “There wasn’t really anyone to root for when Richard Branson raced Jeff Bezos off the planet in July,” writes Osita Nwanevu. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Is the G.O.P. still the party of Trump? “Normally, losing presidential candidates don’t exert much of a continued hold on their political parties. But Donald Trump is different,” writes @DouthatNYT. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Was Meghan Markle silent — or silenced? Are Meghan and Prince Harry victims, or are they hypocrites? “The answer tends to vary based on which side of the Atlantic you call home,” writes @ellievhall. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Is America no longer governable? “For me, the question isn’t whether America is governable now; the question is whether America has ever been governable,” writes @jbouie. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Taken together, the 41 essays in this package create a timeline of the year in opinion.

We hope they make you think, laugh and discuss, and maybe, just maybe, one of them will change your mind.
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