John Searle, Philosopher Who Wrestled With A.I., Dies at 93

His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar. But sexual-harassment allegations ended his career.

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He Stood Up for the Black Panthers, and He Stood Up for Richard Nixon

From the tabloid to the highbrow, Murray Kempton was prolific and impossible to pin down. It’s hard to imagine a columnist today who would be allowed to do what he did.

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