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Minnesota Vice: How Corruption Took Hold In My State • The massive Somali scam shows how much has changed in the place where I grew up—and not for the better.
Minnesota Vice: How Corruption Took Hold In My State
The massive Somali scam shows how much has changed in the place where I grew up—and not for the better.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Minnesota Vice: How Corruption Took Hold In My State • The massive Somali scam shows how much has changed in the place where I grew up—and not for the better.
Is There Anyone Trump Can’t Fire? • The Supreme Court may soon end the concept of an independent federal agency.
Is There Anyone Trump Can’t Fire?
The Supreme Court may soon end the concept of an independent federal agency.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Is There Anyone Trump Can’t Fire? • The Supreme Court may soon end the concept of an independent federal agency.
I’m Not Supposed to Like Playing with My Children • We consider it virtuous for adults to play with their children. But research says it actually stifles creativity, strains parent-child dynamics, and undermines kids’ independence.
I’m Not Supposed to Like Playing with My Children
We consider it virtuous for adults to play with their children. But research says it actually stifles creativity, strains parent-child dynamics, and undermines kids’ independence.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’m Not Supposed to Like Playing with My Children • We consider it virtuous for adults to play with their children. But research says it actually stifles creativity, strains parent-child dynamics, and undermines kids’ independence.
Has the Democratic Tea Party Arrived? • Primary contests in Maine and Texas could show us where the Democratic Party is going—but buyer beware when it comes to progressives who alienate moderates.
Has the Democratic Tea Party Arrived?
Primary contests in Maine and Texas could show us where the Democratic Party is going—but buyer beware when it comes to progressives who alienate moderates.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Has the Democratic Tea Party Arrived? • Primary contests in Maine and Texas could show us where the Democratic Party is going—but buyer beware when it comes to progressives who alienate moderates.
The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs • Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.
The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs
Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs • Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.
Get Ready for Tough Love from Abigail Shrier! • A reader wants to know: Is his marriage worth working on?
Get Ready for Tough Love from Abigail Shrier!
A reader wants to know: Is his marriage worth working on?
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December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Get Ready for Tough Love from Abigail Shrier! • A reader wants to know: Is his marriage worth working on?
Putting Clan Over Country Will Ruin America • The Minnesota fraud scheme shows that only full assimilation can change certain immigrants’ sectarian tendencies.
Putting Clan Over Country Will Ruin America
The Minnesota fraud scheme shows that only full assimilation can change certain immigrants’ sectarian tendencies.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Putting Clan Over Country Will Ruin America • The Minnesota fraud scheme shows that only full assimilation can change certain immigrants’ sectarian tendencies.
Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America • Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why rest might heal our country.
Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America
Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why rest might heal our country.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America • Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why rest might heal our country.
Niall Ferguson on Trump’s National Security Strategy. The EU’s New Censorship. Plus. . . • In defense of blowing stuff up. Jed Rubenfeld on the gerrymander wars. Our next event. And more.
Niall Ferguson on Trump’s National Security Strategy. The EU’s New Censorship. Plus. . .
In defense of blowing stuff up. Jed Rubenfeld on the gerrymander wars. Our next event. And more.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Niall Ferguson on Trump’s National Security Strategy. The EU’s New Censorship. Plus. . . • In defense of blowing stuff up. Jed Rubenfeld on the gerrymander wars. Our next event. And more.
Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t. • LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks candidly about being targeted by the president.
Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks candidly about being targeted by the president.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t. • LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks candidly about being targeted by the president.
The Texas Gerrymander Isn’t About Race. It’s About Raw Politics. • Progressives can’t make up their minds about whether race-based districts are forbidden or mandatory. A recent ruling may help set them straight.
The Texas Gerrymander Isn’t About Race. It’s About Raw Politics.
Progressives can’t make up their minds about whether race-based districts are forbidden or mandatory. A recent ruling may help set them straight.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Texas Gerrymander Isn’t About Race. It’s About Raw Politics. • Progressives can’t make up their minds about whether race-based districts are forbidden or mandatory. A recent ruling may help set them straight.
Yes, Blowing Things Up Is How We Build Things • Media attacks on Anduril’s ‘failed’ drone tests ignore America’s storied history of destroying hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win wars).
Yes, Blowing Things Up Is How We Build Things
Media attacks on Anduril’s ‘failed’ drone tests ignore America’s storied history of destroying hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win wars).
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yes, Blowing Things Up Is How We Build Things • Media attacks on Anduril’s ‘failed’ drone tests ignore America’s storied history of destroying hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win wars).
Europe’s Censors Put a Price on Dissent • The $140 million fine on X marks a new phase in the EU’s effort to police speech.
Europe’s Censors Put a Price on Dissent
The $140 million fine on X marks a new phase in the EU’s effort to police speech.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Europe’s Censors Put a Price on Dissent • The $140 million fine on X marks a new phase in the EU’s effort to police speech.
Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy • Don’t confuse a document for a doctrine.
Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy
Don’t confuse a document for a doctrine.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy • Don’t confuse a document for a doctrine.
Hate Thy Neighbor: How Progressive D.C. Treats National Guardsmen with Contempt • Before Sarah Beckstrom was shot and killed in an ambush in the capital, she was spat at by locals.
Hate Thy Neighbor: How Progressive D.C. Treats National Guardsmen with Contempt
Before Sarah Beckstrom was shot and killed in an ambush in the capital, she was spat at by locals.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hate Thy Neighbor: How Progressive D.C. Treats National Guardsmen with Contempt • Before Sarah Beckstrom was shot and killed in an ambush in the capital, she was spat at by locals.
Ancient Wisdom: Dick Van Dyke Is (Almost) 100 and He’s Still Having Fun • ‘I’ve made it to 100, in no small part, because I have stubbornly refused to give in to the bad stuff about aging. Instead, I have been in a full-on bear hug with the experience of living.’
Ancient Wisdom: Dick Van Dyke Is (Almost) 100 and He’s Still Having Fun
‘I’ve made it to 100, in no small part, because I have stubbornly refused to give in to the bad stuff about aging. Instead, I have been in a full-on bear hug with the experience of living.’
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December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ancient Wisdom: Dick Van Dyke Is (Almost) 100 and He’s Still Having Fun • ‘I’ve made it to 100, in no small part, because I have stubbornly refused to give in to the bad stuff about aging. Instead, I have been in a full-on bear hug with the experience of living.’
Things Worth Remembering: Don’t Feed Them After Midnight • ‘Gremlins’ isn’t just a cult Christmas classic—it’s a parable about technology and modern chaos.
Things Worth Remembering: Don’t Feed Them After Midnight
‘Gremlins’ isn’t just a cult Christmas classic—it’s a parable about technology and modern chaos.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Things Worth Remembering: Don’t Feed Them After Midnight • ‘Gremlins’ isn’t just a cult Christmas classic—it’s a parable about technology and modern chaos.
The Weekend Press: Is Staying Married Taboo? • Plus: Meghan Markle is a great queen of slop. Would you wear pj’s on a plane? What’s Sascha Seinfeld cooking? And more!
The Weekend Press: Is Staying Married Taboo?
Plus: Meghan Markle is a great queen of slop. Would you wear pj’s on a plane? What’s Sascha Seinfeld cooking? And more!
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December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Weekend Press: Is Staying Married Taboo? • Plus: Meghan Markle is a great queen of slop. Would you wear pj’s on a plane? What’s Sascha Seinfeld cooking? And more!
Two Drinks with. . . a Very Modern Lover • Cathi Hanauer has spent her life writing about love. Then she presented ‘The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage’ to readers of ‘The New York Times’—and people got mad.
Two Drinks with. . . a Very Modern Lover
Cathi Hanauer has spent her life writing about love. Then she presented ‘The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage’ to readers of ‘The New York Times’—and people got mad.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Two Drinks with. . . a Very Modern Lover • Cathi Hanauer has spent her life writing about love. Then she presented ‘The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage’ to readers of ‘The New York Times’—and people got mad.
Bari’s Picks Of The Week: High Art, Tough Love, Good News • What gender doctors say in private. Michael Dell on his $6 billion donation to America’s youth. David Mamet on Tom Stoppard. And much more.
Bari’s Picks Of The Week: High Art, Tough Love, Good News
What gender doctors say in private. Michael Dell on his $6 billion donation to America’s youth. David Mamet on Tom Stoppard. And much more.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bari’s Picks Of The Week: High Art, Tough Love, Good News • What gender doctors say in private. Michael Dell on his $6 billion donation to America’s youth. David Mamet on Tom Stoppard. And much more.
I Thought My Marriage Was Broken. Then I Stayed In It. • When I listen to people who have been married for decades, I hear the same thing over and over: ‘Back then, we didn’t know if we’d make it.’
I Thought My Marriage Was Broken. Then I Stayed In It.
When I listen to people who have been married for decades, I hear the same thing over and over: ‘Back then, we didn’t know if we’d make it.’
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December 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I Thought My Marriage Was Broken. Then I Stayed In It. • When I listen to people who have been married for decades, I hear the same thing over and over: ‘Back then, we didn’t know if we’d make it.’
A Man Should Know: How to Travel • It seems reasonable to ask that we not treat the airport as a living room. But we also want to be comfortable when we travel. How do we strike the balance?
A Man Should Know: How to Travel
It seems reasonable to ask that we not treat the airport as a living room. But we also want to be comfortable when we travel. How do we strike the balance?
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A Man Should Know: How to Travel • It seems reasonable to ask that we not treat the airport as a living room. But we also want to be comfortable when we travel. How do we strike the balance?
Meghan Markle Is the Slop Princess We Deserve • The Duchess of Montecito has a holiday special on Netflix. Suzy Weiss loved it.
Meghan Markle Is the Slop Princess We Deserve
The Duchess of Montecito has a holiday special on Netflix. Suzy Weiss loved it.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Meghan Markle Is the Slop Princess We Deserve • The Duchess of Montecito has a holiday special on Netflix. Suzy Weiss loved it.
We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains • Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform.
We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains
Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains • Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform.
TGIF: Piddly, Stupid Stuff • Somali scamsters spook Minnesota, Sabrina Carpenter feuds with the White House, Waymos beat out human drivers, disability booms on campus, the Ayatollah tries feminism, and so much more.
TGIF: Piddly, Stupid Stuff
Somali scamsters spook Minnesota, Sabrina Carpenter feuds with the White House, Waymos beat out human drivers, disability booms on campus, the Ayatollah tries feminism, and so much more.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
TGIF: Piddly, Stupid Stuff • Somali scamsters spook Minnesota, Sabrina Carpenter feuds with the White House, Waymos beat out human drivers, disability booms on campus, the Ayatollah tries feminism, and so much more.