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August 31, 2026
Democrats Have a Trump Card for Attacks On Wokeness
The party that capitulated to Trump has the most to answer for
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August 27, 2026
Even Machiavelli Wouldn’t Like Trump’s America
We are hated, but not feared.
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August 24, 2026
College Students Worried About A.I. Should Study the Humanities
The future’s a riddle. Shakespeare isn’t.
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August 20, 2026
The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough
More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?
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August 17, 2026
Buttigieg and El-Sayed Are Claiming Faith and Family for the Democrats
Flag, faith and family don’t belong to one political party.
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August 10, 2026
I’m Tired of Talking About Christopher Nolan’s ”The Odyssey.”
The attention to “The Odyssey” is as exhausting as its hero’s travels.
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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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