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Sunday, October 21, 2018

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We're living in a world where deep fakes can dupe you and false information is everywhere. A.I. probably won't (immediately) solve the problem, and while changing our own behavior might help, perhaps the only way to get at the truth is to probe, scrutinize, vet and challenge ourselves. It is on us to question and debate. That's precisely what three New York Times Opinion columnists are doing on our new podcast, The Argument. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us. No magnifying glass needed. — Alexandra March

Meet the Central Bankers' Sherlock Holmes Fan Club

Lorenzo Gritti

By ANNELISE RILES

Welcome to the secret lives of central bankers. These clever, detached and arrogant men idolize the fictional detective. They meet up to quiz one another on Victorian London history after solving the world's financial crises. But, Annelise Riles writes, "in the real world, this high-mindedness has come at a cost."

Anna Parini

By DANIELLE OFRI

The idea of a doctor prescribing democracy might seem absurd, but what happens when a patient's symptoms are related to government policy? Danielle Ofri argues that there's more to good health than eating right, exercise and adequate sleep. If doctors don't get involved, the governing body could hurt our actual bodies.

'French Law Only Applies to French Dogs'

A row of silhouetted figures in front of a large multi-colored museum window. In the center is a man with a guide dog. His silhouette is lighter than the others. Hokyoung Kim

By ADAM LINN

Adam Linn arrived in France — a country that has strong service animal laws and prohibits discrimination — to find that French law didn't protect him or his dog, Nadia. Whether he's home or across the world, blindness is rarely his biggest problem. His most insurmountable obstacle? The people who tell him he's "not quite right."

Eight Stories of Men's Regret

Produced by ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER

"To this day, I think of that experience with shame and regret. Those feelings come over me at unexpected times. And I'm nearly 82 years old now. I should have stopped. And I'm sure I should have apologized. I did neither. I'm sorry, Diane," writes Terry Wheaton. When Christine Blasey Ford went public with accusations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, my colleagues in The Times's Opinion section invited men to tell us about their high school experiences. We asked if they had behaved toward girls or women in ways they now regret — we got more than 750 responses. These are just a few.

The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan at a tree planted in memory of Chiune Sugihara in the garden of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. Gali Tibbon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

By DAVID WOLPE

What shapes a moral hero? We might find an answer by looking to the life of Chiune Sugihara. As others watched Jews flee German-occupied Poland, Sugihara wrote. He wrote a month's worth of visas in a day. He wrote until his hands ached. He wrote because he simply could not turn away — and it's possible that 40,000 people are alive today because of him.

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