Aaron Sorkin Goes Off Script

The Daily by The New York Times

Sep 19, 202601:00:45News & Politics

The Oscar-winning writer returns to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning”— and surprises us with the revelation of why he is so drawn to uplift and romance.

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