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August 6, 2026
Bros and Their Foes
Democrats and Republicans are both playing with fire.
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July 30, 2026
For Fame, Press 1. For Infamy, Press 2.
Fauci and the D.S.A. have a lot to answer for.
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July 27, 2026
Costco or Whole Foods? Grocery Stores are Symbols of Identity
Our grocery stores mirror the mess of America.
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July 23, 2026
How Can Anyone Trust This Crew With Anything?
JD Vance isn’t going to save us. Neither is Pete Hegseth.
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July 20, 2026
Enough Democratic Drama. North Carolina Has a Better, Boring Way.
There are important lessons in my state’s Senate race.
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July 16, 2026
The Odyssey, by Donald Trump
The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is.
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July 13, 2026
I Teach at an Elite College and I Inflate Grades. Help Me.
Easy A’s are an easy out.
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July 6, 2026
Trump’s International U.F.C. Diplomacy
For Trump, cage fighting is the new “Kumbaya.”
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June 29, 2026
What Donald Trump Really Loves
Flattery paves the road to the president’s heart.
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June 25, 2026
Triumph of the Tasteless
This is an era of illusion, and Musk and Trump are the self-adoring, self-promoting emblems and emperors of it.
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June 18, 2026
Trump’s Titanic Insecurities Are Sinking Us
The president’s titanic insecurities are sinking us.
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June 15, 2026
On Father’s Day, It’s Obvious That the Role of a Dad Has Changed
I’m fascinated by the fathers my brothers became.
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June 11, 2026
It’s Godzilla vs. T. Rex Out There All Over America
Is there nothing voters won’t forgive?
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June 8, 2026
Why We May Need More Military Veterans in Congress
There’s an argument for candidates who’ve served in the military.
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June 4, 2026
The Fluffernutter Theory of Trump
Mindless optimism is the only antidote to rational despair.
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June 1, 2026
Trump’s Moves Illustrate How Much He Cares About the Midterms
The president’s nonchalance is just a show.
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May 28, 2026
Saints and Sinners, From the Vatican to the Alamo
Texas just got a lot more interesting.
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May 25, 2026
Forget Ozempic. Brain Health Is the New Wellness Frontier.
We’ve never been so mindful of our minds
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May 18, 2026
The Trump Administration’s Lipstick and Lies
If you’re not strutting, you’re not selling
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May 14, 2026
In Some Other Universe, This Might Be Funny
When MAHA turns into HAHA.
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