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The government is failing to stop scams. So a handful of citizens have taken matters into their own hands, reports Maya Sulkin.
The Scam Vigilantes
The government is failing to stop scams. So a handful of citizens have taken matters into their own hands, reports Maya Sulkin.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The government is failing to stop scams. So a handful of citizens have taken matters into their own hands, reports Maya Sulkin.
It’s easy for young women to exploit elderly widowers. But watching it happen to the man who raised you is agonizing, writes Florina Rodov.
My Elderly Father Fell for a Romance Baiter
It’s easy for young women to exploit elderly widowers. But watching it happen to the man who raised you is agonizing, writes Florina Rodov.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s easy for young women to exploit elderly widowers. But watching it happen to the man who raised you is agonizing, writes Florina Rodov.
I was wearing my watch the day my children were born, the night I met my wife, and the day we got married, writes Elliot Ackerman for The Free Press.
A Man Should Know: How to Own a Watch
I was wearing my watch the day my children were born, the night I met my wife, and the day we got married, writes Elliot Ackerman for The Free Press.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I was wearing my watch the day my children were born, the night I met my wife, and the day we got married, writes Elliot Ackerman for The Free Press.
Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A teetotaler, he ordered coffee for his two drinks with Aidan Stretch.
Two Drinks with. . . a Soviet Dissident, in Ukraine
Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A teetotaler, he ordered coffee for his two drinks with Aidan Stretch.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A teetotaler, he ordered coffee for his two drinks with Aidan Stretch.
This week in TGIF: Big Balls' attackers roam free, DHS has Twitter fingers, France kills my Riviera dreams, a teeny-weeny bit of voter fraud in the land of the lakes, and much more.
TGIF: Trump Treaty Summit
This week in TGIF: Big Balls' attackers roam free, DHS has Twitter fingers, France kills my Riviera dreams, a teeny-weeny bit of voter fraud in the land of the lakes, and much more.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week in TGIF: Big Balls' attackers roam free, DHS has Twitter fingers, France kills my Riviera dreams, a teeny-weeny bit of voter fraud in the land of the lakes, and much more.
The Tucker × Nick Fuentes collaboration, Karine Jean-Pierre’s chaotic book tour, Harvard students crying over A’s, and so much more.
TGIF: Nothing but the Truth
The Tucker × Nick Fuentes collaboration, Karine Jean-Pierre’s chaotic book tour, Harvard students crying over A’s, and so much more.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Tucker × Nick Fuentes collaboration, Karine Jean-Pierre’s chaotic book tour, Harvard students crying over A’s, and so much more.
Whether you are from Galmudug or Garowe, you are from Minneapolis.
TGIF: The al-Qaeda Commander’s Perfume
Whether you are from Galmudug or Garowe, you are from Minneapolis.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Whether you are from Galmudug or Garowe, you are from Minneapolis.
Will lab-grown diamonds revolutionize luxury? Suzy Weiss spent a sweltering afternoon in Manhattan’s Diamond District to find out—and try on a few massive rings.
Diamonds Are Whatever
Will lab-grown diamonds revolutionize luxury? Suzy Weiss spent a sweltering afternoon in Manhattan’s Diamond District to find out—and try on a few massive rings.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Will lab-grown diamonds revolutionize luxury? Suzy Weiss spent a sweltering afternoon in Manhattan’s Diamond District to find out—and try on a few massive rings.
The New York mayoral front-runner was asked if he thinks Hamas should disarm. He couldn’t say ‘yes.’
Zohran Mamdani Fails the Hamas Test
The New York mayoral front-runner was asked if he thinks Hamas should disarm. He couldn’t say ‘yes.’
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The New York mayoral front-runner was asked if he thinks Hamas should disarm. He couldn’t say ‘yes.’
The government shutdown is about to halt SNAP benefits for 42 million people—and strain the safety net provided by food pantries, writes Tanner Nau.
If SNAP Benefits End, Food Pantries Will Be Desperate, Too
The government shutdown is about to halt SNAP benefits for 42 million people—and strain the safety net provided by food pantries, writes Tanner Nau.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The government shutdown is about to halt SNAP benefits for 42 million people—and strain the safety net provided by food pantries, writes Tanner Nau.
Volodymyr Zelensky meets Friday with Donald Trump, who says he intends to settle Ukraine’s war with Russia. In Ukraine, though, there is less hope for a ceasefire than concern Trump will lose interest in the war again, writes Aidan G. Stretch.
Will Trump End the War in Ukraine Next?
Volodymyr Zelensky meets Friday with Donald Trump, who says he intends to settle Ukraine’s war with Russia. In Ukraine, though, there is less hope for a ceasefire than concern Trump will lose interest in the war again, writes Aidan G. Stretch.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky meets Friday with Donald Trump, who says he intends to settle Ukraine’s war with Russia. In Ukraine, though, there is less hope for a ceasefire than concern Trump will lose interest in the war again, writes Aidan G. Stretch.
America and Europe used to worship innovation. Now we’re afraid of it. What happens when a civilization stops believing in progress?
The Return of the Luddites
America and Europe used to worship innovation. Now we’re afraid of it. What happens when a civilization stops believing in progress?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
America and Europe used to worship innovation. Now we’re afraid of it. What happens when a civilization stops believing in progress?
Exclusive: The Treasury Department wants financial institutions to report 'domestic terrorist activity' as part of Trump’s crackdown on antifa, reports Gabe Kaminsky.
Exclusive: Trump Admin Tells Banks to Report ‘Domestic Terrorist Activity’
Exclusive: The Treasury Department wants financial institutions to report 'domestic terrorist activity' as part of Trump’s crackdown on antifa, reports Gabe Kaminsky.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Exclusive: The Treasury Department wants financial institutions to report 'domestic terrorist activity' as part of Trump’s crackdown on antifa, reports Gabe Kaminsky.
It’s the kind of place where officials explain to children that they’re not just there to have fun. They are representing the county. That’s why it’s great, writes Larissa Phillips.
I Was a Gentle Parent. Then My Kids Discovered the County Fair.
It’s the kind of place where officials explain to children that they’re not just there to have fun. They are representing the county. That’s why it’s great, writes Larissa Phillips.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s the kind of place where officials explain to children that they’re not just there to have fun. They are representing the county. That’s why it’s great, writes Larissa Phillips.
Trump's critics pine for old-school diplomacy. But Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff triumphed where Joe Biden's national security professionals failed, writes Niall Ferguson for The Free Press.
Niall Ferguson: How Real Estate-Ism Got the Deal Done in Gaza.
Trump's critics pine for old-school diplomacy. But Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff triumphed where Joe Biden's national security professionals failed, writes Niall Ferguson for The Free Press.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump's critics pine for old-school diplomacy. But Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff triumphed where Joe Biden's national security professionals failed, writes Niall Ferguson for The Free Press.
The rock and roll legend breaks down ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’
Nick Cave on the Best Children’s Book Ever Written
The rock and roll legend breaks down ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The rock and roll legend breaks down ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’
There will be no lasting resolution to this conflict, John Aziz writes, without the total elimination of Hamas’s capacity for violence, coercion, and control over the Palestinian population.
Hamas Doesn’t Believe in Peace
There will be no lasting resolution to this conflict, John Aziz writes, without the total elimination of Hamas’s capacity for violence, coercion, and control over the Palestinian population.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be no lasting resolution to this conflict, John Aziz writes, without the total elimination of Hamas’s capacity for violence, coercion, and control over the Palestinian population.
President Trump doesn’t smoke or drink. So why is he open to loosening federal marijuana rules? “It’s good politics,” a White House official tells Gabe Kaminsky and Tanner Nau.
MAGA and Marijuana Might Become Best Buds
President Trump doesn’t smoke or drink. So why is he open to loosening federal marijuana rules? “It’s good politics,” a White House official tells Gabe Kaminsky and Tanner Nau.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
President Trump doesn’t smoke or drink. So why is he open to loosening federal marijuana rules? “It’s good politics,” a White House official tells Gabe Kaminsky and Tanner Nau.
How a North Carolina trucker trying to control costs became—with a little boost from the Pentagon—the father of globalization.
Americans to Celebrate: The Man Who Put the World in a Box
How a North Carolina trucker trying to control costs became—with a little boost from the Pentagon—the father of globalization.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How a North Carolina trucker trying to control costs became—with a little boost from the Pentagon—the father of globalization.
From fighting DEI to suing blue states, Harmeet Dhillon is remaking civil-rights law in the age of MAGA. Read Eli Lake's profile of the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Inside Harmeet Dhillon’s Civil Rights Revolution
From fighting DEI to suing blue states, Harmeet Dhillon is remaking civil-rights law in the age of MAGA. Read Eli Lake's profile of the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From fighting DEI to suing blue states, Harmeet Dhillon is remaking civil-rights law in the age of MAGA. Read Eli Lake's profile of the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
In the next few days, the shutdown is about to get a lot worse. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will miss paychecks, SNAP will run out of funding, and flights will stop.
The Shutdown Is About to Get a Lot Worse
In the next few days, the shutdown is about to get a lot worse. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will miss paychecks, SNAP will run out of funding, and flights will stop.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In the next few days, the shutdown is about to get a lot worse. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will miss paychecks, SNAP will run out of funding, and flights will stop.
Why Trump's Epstein problem won't go away. The era of ‘based capitalism.’ Bernard-Henri Lévy on Sudan’s crisis. The rot at America’s top scientific journal. And more, in today's Front Page.
Why Trump’s Epstein Problem Won’t Go Away. Plus. . .
Why Trump's Epstein problem won't go away. The era of ‘based capitalism.’ Bernard-Henri Lévy on Sudan’s crisis. The rot at America’s top scientific journal. And more, in today's Front Page.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why Trump's Epstein problem won't go away. The era of ‘based capitalism.’ Bernard-Henri Lévy on Sudan’s crisis. The rot at America’s top scientific journal. And more, in today's Front Page.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi is copying the Thatcher playbook: Align early with Washington’s conservative leader and use the partnership to stare down Beijing.
How Japan’s Iron Lady Wooed Trump
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi is copying the Thatcher playbook: Align early with Washington’s conservative leader and use the partnership to stare down Beijing.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi is copying the Thatcher playbook: Align early with Washington’s conservative leader and use the partnership to stare down Beijing.
A blistering new report from the House Oversight Committee casts doubt on whether President Joe Biden was fit to serve in his last year in office.
Did America Have a Functioning President in 2024?
A blistering new report from the House Oversight Committee casts doubt on whether President Joe Biden was fit to serve in his last year in office.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A blistering new report from the House Oversight Committee casts doubt on whether President Joe Biden was fit to serve in his last year in office.
I live in the middle ground, handling the bodies of the dead with enough grace to touch the souls of the living, writes Victor M. Sweeney for The Free Press.
I’m a Mortician. I Love My Job
I live in the middle ground, handling the bodies of the dead with enough grace to touch the souls of the living, writes Victor M. Sweeney for The Free Press.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I live in the middle ground, handling the bodies of the dead with enough grace to touch the souls of the living, writes Victor M. Sweeney for The Free Press.