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April 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM

The Stupidest Trade War

The Stupidest Trade WarTrump’s trade war comprehensively demonstrates the follies of protectionism͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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April 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM

The Sunset of Screen Satire

The Sunset of Screen SatireChasing wider audiences darkens and dulls a once wickedly sharp art͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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April 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Was Shakespeare a Pacifist?

Was Shakespeare a Pacifist?In some of his plays, most notably “Troilus and Cressida,” the Bard makes the case against war͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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April 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM

A Progressive’s Doubts About Progressivism in the Age of Trump

A Progressive’s Doubts About Progressivism in the Age of TrumpBefore progressives can win elections again they need to reexamine some core beliefs and attitudes͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­…
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April 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM

A FinReg Backtrack Brings Good News for Small Business

A FinReg Backtrack Brings Good News for Small BusinessA new deregulatory push in the financial regulation arena will help small businesses and family farms͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …
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April 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Why China and Qatar Are Funding Juilliard, Not Just Harvard

Why China and Qatar Are Funding Juilliard, Not Just HarvardThree little words: Cultural influence matters͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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April 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Oh, Canada ...

Oh, Canada ...Thanks to Donald Trump, the possibility of a Conservative victory north of the border has gone from a sure thing to a long shot͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …
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April 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM

On Making Babies and Making Enemies

On Making Babies and Making EnemiesTo lower the temperature of social discourse, we need to use better interpretive principles͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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April 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Why We Don’t Trust AI Decisions

Why We Don’t Trust AI DecisionsThe human brain gives us a big clue as to why we are often distrustful of AI-generated advice͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏…
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April 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Once Upon a Time in ‘The West’

Once Upon a Time in ‘The West’The ‘Culture War Christians’ denigrate the pre-Christian roots of Western civilization͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Public Art Should Please the Public

Public Art Should Please the PublicA democratically elected government should design buildings that don’t alienate the citizens who pay for them͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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April 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Medicaid Needs Commonsense, Cost-Saving Reforms

Medicaid Needs Commonsense, Cost-Saving ReformsInstead of attacking lawmakers for ‘cutting Medicaid,’ Americans should support prudent reforms to strengthen its finances and target its resources toward those who need them most͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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April 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM

What the ‘Signalgate’ Snafu Overlooks

What the ‘Signalgate’ Snafu OverlooksThe real problem isn’t the Signal app, but the outdated and inefficient communications methods the U.S. government uses͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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April 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM

That Oval Office Meeting—The Other 40 Minutes

That Oval Office Meeting—The Other 40 MinutesThe public breakdown of Trump’s meeting with Zelensky deserved the attention it got, but let’s not forget the rest of their encounter͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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April 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Piled High with Difficulty

Piled High with DifficultyVoice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other U.S. international broadcasting services still provide vital information to people throughout the world͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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April 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Should Schools Prioritize Student Performance or Well-Being?

Should Schools Prioritize Student Performance or Well-Being?Different educational models from Germany and Australia offer useful lessons for the U.S.͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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April 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Bankruptcy, Privacy, 23andMe

Bankruptcy, Privacy, 23andMe23rd-century archaeologists will enjoy analyzing your deleted genetic data͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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April 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM

AI as the Evolution of Mind and Society

AI as the Evolution of Mind and SocietyThe coming technological changes will not only frequently upend the social order, but force us to confront what it means to be human͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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March 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM

A ‘Nonsense’ View of Rights

A ‘Nonsense’ View of RightsJeremy Bentham’s view of rights as artificial shows a blindness to the most fundamental facts of the political world͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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March 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Pluralist Points: Virtue and the Pursuit of Happiness

Pluralist Points: Virtue and the Pursuit of HappinessJeffrey Rosen talks with Ben Klutsey about how classical notions of virtue and self-mastery influenced the American founding͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM

TikTok Is a Weapon of War—So Why Is Trump Negotiating With the Enemy?

TikTok Is a Weapon of War—So Why Is Trump Negotiating With the Enemy?Selling the app to an American company won’t fix the problem͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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March 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Are We Spending Too Much on the U.S. Military?

Are We Spending Too Much on the U.S. Military?The last several decades have indicated that for all the U.S.’s defense expenditures, we’re getting little in return͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …
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March 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM

AM Radio Will Never Die

AM Radio Will Never DieWhile very few people listen to AM anymore, the frequency isn't going anywhere͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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March 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Beyond Turing: The Next Test for AI

Beyond Turing: The Next Test for AIAI may be able to mimic aspects of humanity, but it will never be truly intelligent without humility͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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March 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Three Cheers for the Third Place

Three Cheers for the Third Place Starbucks’ recent refocus on the in-person experience reminds us that we still need communal places͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­…
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March 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Waiting for the Chainsaw

Waiting for the ChainsawIn spite of wailing from professional Washington, DOGE is not doing nearly enough to make a real dent in out-of-control government spending͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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March 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Don’t Let Edge Cases Define AI Rules

Don’t Let Edge Cases Define AI RulesLaws requiring warning labels on artificial intelligence systems are a pretext for government control over AI͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏…
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March 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM

A Bedrock Document of Climate Alarmism May Soon Be Cracked, And It’s About Time

A Bedrock Document of Climate Alarmism May Soon Be Cracked, And It’s About TimeEPA is about to reexamine its Endangerment Finding, paving the way for radically new climate policies—and probably lots of new lawsuits as well͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏…
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March 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM

With or Without You

With or Without YouEurope is not ready for a real war without its irritating ally͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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March 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Lessons on Populism From France

Lessons on Populism From FranceThe anti-elites are good at disruption but not as good at advancing positive programs for change͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …
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March 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM

How To Promote Greater Competition for Cloud Computing

How To Promote Greater Competition for Cloud ComputingGiving cloud service providers the freedom to grow and innovate will be good for consumers͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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March 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Age Bias in Today’s Job Market

Age Bias in Today’s Job MarketAre older Americans adequately protected from discrimination?͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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March 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Big Betting Is Destroying America—Here’s How To Stop It

Big Betting Is Destroying America—Here’s How To Stop ItCommonsense regulations are needed to stem the tide of gambling addiction͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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March 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM

The Monkey’s Paw Administration

The Monkey’s Paw AdministrationThe second Trump administration granted some of my wishes—but I wish it hadn’t͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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March 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM

‘Let Woman Choose Her Own Vocation Just as Man Does His’

‘Let Woman Choose Her Own Vocation Just as Man Does His’More women than ever enjoy real economic freedom, but hundreds of millions are still being held back͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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March 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM

How To Fix Medicaid’s Long-Term Services Program

How To Fix Medicaid’s Long-Term Services ProgramReforming this program will cut government spending while still helping low-income Americans͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Current Political Labels Have Outlived Their Usefulness

Current Political Labels Have Outlived Their UsefulnessMost of us aren’t rabid partisans—and it’s time our politicians stopped communicating as if we are͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­…
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March 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Beyond Tax-Free Tips: The Fight for the Soul of the American Restaurant

Beyond Tax-Free Tips: The Fight for the Soul of the American RestaurantA growing ‘war on restaurants’ threatens to do a number on America’s culinary scene͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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March 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Why ‘Severance’ Would Fall Flat With the American Workforce

Why ‘Severance’ Would Fall Flat With the American WorkforcePolling data indicate that most of us are actually pretty satisfied with our lives͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …
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March 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Modern War Tells Us To Get Used to Disappointment

Modern War Tells Us To Get Used to DisappointmentIn this sense ‘modern’ war is the same as it ever was͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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February 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Pluralist Points: Populism vs. Pluralism

Pluralist Points: Populism vs. PluralismKurt Weyland and Ben Klutsey discuss the dangers of populism and how liberal democratic societies can avoid them͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏…
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February 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Can Villains Save America?

Can Villains Save America?Bad-guy backstories like ‘Wicked’ can remind us that not all the people we have been told to despise are actually evil͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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February 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Is the Revolt of the Public Over?

Is the Revolt of the Public Over?The public may still be revolting, but digital media is now ushering in the restoration of institutional control over society͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ …
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February 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Covering the Revolution

Covering the RevolutionTrump’s reach for the future only makes sense through knowing the past͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏   …
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February 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM

The False Binary of the DEI Debate

The False Binary of the DEI DebateThe absolutist narratives that paint DEI as all good or all bad fuel culture wars and highly dysfunctional discourse͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏  …
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February 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM

How President Trump Can Help the Men of America

How President Trump Can Help the Men of AmericaWe need actual reforms in mental health and education, not the posturing of the ‘broligarchy’͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     …
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February 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM

How Reagan Ended the ‘First’ Cold War

How Reagan Ended the ‘First’ Cold WarRonald Reagan believed communism would collapse, and he helped make it happen—a fact his recent biographer downplays͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­…
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February 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM

What It Means To Be a Free Speech Absolutist

What It Means To Be a Free Speech AbsolutistDon’t believe Donald Trump’s promise of an era of free speech—free speech is a much more daunting idea than he makes it out to be͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏…
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February 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM

The Gulf of Trump

The Gulf of TrumpA nautical-neurological exploration of Donald Trump's support for tariffs͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­…
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February 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM

The Jokes Liberals Used To Make

The Jokes Liberals Used To MakeAs “Saturday Night Live” turns 50, political correctness hamstrings the show’s efforts at comedy͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏    …