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Nicholas Kristof

By Nicholas Kristof

Opinion Columnist

This is the time of year when many of us hail “peace on earth” and earnestly repeat lines about “good will to all.” So maybe it’s also a moment to hold ourselves accountable for our collective failures — and, even more important, to try to do better.

It’s not just that ill will and war prevail in so many places, from Gaza to America’s own immigration detention centers. It’s also that our leaders repeat religious platitudes — or talk about winning a........

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