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April 3, 2026
A Snap of Oversteer
Formula 1 began a brand new era with a very bad month. Can the sport get back on track?
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March 27, 2026
Tilting at Windmills
As the Iran war continues, let's take a look at the Democratic Party, institutional media, and offshore wind farms.
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March 20, 2026
What the NBA Could Be Getting from College Basketball
College basketball is fantastic, and the NBA should take advantage of its success by raising the age limit for the NBA Draft.
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March 13, 2026
Loud and Clear
The War in Iran is not entirely about China, but it's definitely about China.
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March 6, 2026
The End of the World As We Know It
On Anthropic's standoff with the U.S. government and the exhausting nature of modern news commentary.
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February 20, 2026
The NBA’s Problems Are Structural, Cultural and Fixable
What's driving NBA fans to apathy, how the league might find its way back, and whether Adam Silver has outlived his usefulness.
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February 13, 2026
Takaichi, Tanking and Legalization Lessons
On landslide elections in Japan, fixing a mess in the NBA, and a defining political challenge for the next generation in the United States.
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February 6, 2026
What ‘Any Given Sunday’ Gets Right
Any Given Sunday is a product of its time, and its treatment of modern pro football is both more alive and more poignant than just about any sports movie to emerge since.
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January 30, 2026
The Scorpion and the Frogs
As world leaders look to China to de-risk from the U.S., it's worth considering how we got here.
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January 23, 2026
Was Nico Harrison Wrong?
Looking back at the volcanic backlash to the Luka trade, and looking ahead to the future for Doncic in L.A.
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January 16, 2026
News in the Era of Irreconcilable Differences
The Bari Weiss era at CBS is probably not the crisis her critics allege it to be, but two realities make a successful revival look close to impossible.
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