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The documentary prank show was dangerous, rude, ridiculous, and disgusting. We didn’t know how good we had it, writes Suzy Weiss.
‘Jackass’ Was the Last Great Boys’ Show
The documentary prank show was dangerous, rude, ridiculous, and disgusting. We didn’t know how good we had it, writes Suzy Weiss.
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Our weekly history missive comes to an end 250 years to the week that a statue of King George III met its end in New York City.
This Week in American History: How to Say Goodbye to a King
Our weekly history missive comes to an end 250 years to the week that a statue of King George III met its end in New York City.
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Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and others have pumped out noxious conspiracies about the tragedy for months, writes @DouglasKMurray. Finally, the world is getting to hear more about what actually happened that day in Utah.
Douglas Murray: Truth Is on Trial in Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and others have pumped out noxious conspiracies about the tragedy for months, writes @DouglasKMurray. Finally, the world is getting to hear more about what actually happened that day in Utah.
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In 2008, Obama had to renounce his association with an anti-American preacher to win his party’s nomination. In 2026, El-Sayed embraced an anti-American streaming star—and the Democrats didn’t care, writes Eli Lake.
Abdul El-Sayed and the Democrats’ Anti-American Turn
In 2008, Obama had to renounce his association with an anti-American preacher to win his party’s nomination. In 2026, El-Sayed embraced an anti-American streaming star—and the Democrats didn’t care, writes Eli Lake.
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The millionaire Marxist inherited $250m. Now he’s facing charges of supporting international terrorist groups.
How Fergie Chambers Built a Radical Funding Network and Landed in a Spanish Jail
The millionaire Marxist inherited $250m. Now he’s facing charges of supporting international terrorist groups.
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At first, it was “Who among us hasn’t gotten a regrettable tattoo while drunk?” Then it became “Who among us has not assaulted his lover during a home invasion?”
Graham Platner Is Bad. But Nobody’s Perfect!
At first, it was “Who among us hasn’t gotten a regrettable tattoo while drunk?” Then it became “Who among us has not assaulted his lover during a home invasion?”
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Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s recent essay argued that Holocaust denial and antisemitism have brought history to the brink of defeat. They’re wrong: The battle is only beginning.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: History Is Not Dead. It Is Under Attack.
Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s recent essay argued that Holocaust denial and antisemitism have brought history to the brink of defeat. They’re wrong: The battle is only beginning.
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Evan Barker on Abdul El-Sayed. The Cambridge University fabulist. Arthur Brooks asks: Is socialism a fad? And more.
The Democrats Who Know How to Win. Plus. . .
Evan Barker on Abdul El-Sayed. The Cambridge University fabulist. Arthur Brooks asks: Is socialism a fad? And more.
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To survive today’s Democratic Party, Jews must apologize for the Jewish state. Rahm Emanuel’s speech in Israel on Wednesday will be a master class in exactly that, writes Peter Savodnik.
Rahm Emanuel Bows to the Left on Israel
To survive today’s Democratic Party, Jews must apologize for the Jewish state. Rahm Emanuel’s speech in Israel on Wednesday will be a master class in exactly that, writes Peter Savodnik.
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At Free Press Supper Clubs across the world, the conversation ranged from AI to hot dog–eating contests—and reminded us who we’re really writing for. Tickets are now on sale for August 20.
What Happens When Strangers Sit Down at a Free Press Supper Club?
At Free Press Supper Clubs across the world, the conversation ranged from AI to hot dog–eating contests—and reminded us who we’re really writing for. Tickets are now on sale for August 20.
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Victor Davis Hanson, Natan Sharansky, Bhaskar Sunkara, and more on whether the movement sweeping Democratic primaries is communism, socialism, or something else entirely.
What the Movement Taking Over the Democratic Party Wants
Victor Davis Hanson, Natan Sharansky, Bhaskar Sunkara, and more on whether the movement sweeping Democratic primaries is communism, socialism, or something else entirely.
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The organization, founded to defend writers and free expression, published testimony from silenced Jewish and Israeli writers. Its president quit in protest.
A Letter to the Free-Speech Hypocrite Who Ran PEN America
The organization, founded to defend writers and free expression, published testimony from silenced Jewish and Israeli writers. Its president quit in protest.
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The Maine progressive’s downfall has revealed a dangerous media double standard.
Graham Platner and the Limits of ‘Believe Women’
The Maine progressive’s downfall has revealed a dangerous media double standard.
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While radical left newcomers like Abdul El-Sayed get the media attention, veteran candidates like Roy Cooper in North Carolina and Sherrod Brown in Ohio could win back the Senate for Democrats, writes Mene Ukueberuwa.
Roy Cooper, Sherrod Brown, and the Road to Democratic Victory
While radical left newcomers like Abdul El-Sayed get the media attention, veteran candidates like Roy Cooper in North Carolina and Sherrod Brown in Ohio could win back the Senate for Democrats, writes Mene Ukueberuwa.
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A scandal over a Cambridge academic shows that many universities still act like we’re living in 2020, writes Yuan Yi Zhu.
Who Had to Lose for Jason Arday to Win?
A scandal over a Cambridge academic shows that many universities still act like we’re living in 2020, writes Yuan Yi Zhu.
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A U.S. military veteran, fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, explains what America must learn before its next war.
Four Years Fighting Russia: An American Soldier’s Testimony
A U.S. military veteran, fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, explains what America must learn before its next war.
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In the latest This Week in Canada newsletter, Carney’s latest attack on the technology industry might feel good, but it won’t solve the online problems that actually hurt teenagers, writes Rupa Subramanya.
This Week in Canada: Why a Social Media Ban Isn’t the Answer
In the latest This Week in Canada newsletter, Carney’s latest attack on the technology industry might feel good, but it won’t solve the online problems that actually hurt teenagers, writes Rupa Subramanya.
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Victor Davis Hanson, Ben Shapiro, Deborah Lipstadt, and others respond to Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s claim that AI, social media, and Holocaust denial herald the death of history.
Is History Dead?
Victor Davis Hanson, Ben Shapiro, Deborah Lipstadt, and others respond to Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s claim that AI, social media, and Holocaust denial herald the death of history.
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Police in the capital aren’t sure what to expect from Janeese Lewis George: ‘Is this just going to be an all-out brawl?’
Can a Socialist Mayor Keep D.C. Safe?
Police in the capital aren’t sure what to expect from Janeese Lewis George: ‘Is this just going to be an all-out brawl?’
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Evan shares her conversion from political insider to critic, why she decided to speak out, how her party changed, and what she thinks of the democratic socialist wing of the Democratic Party.
Former Democratic Operative Evan Barker Tells All
Evan shares her conversion from political insider to critic, why she decided to speak out, how her party changed, and what she thinks of the democratic socialist wing of the Democratic Party.
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Are you worried about an AI market crash or a company going bankrupt? Don’t be. Just as with railroads 150 years ago, nothing can stop technological progress, writes Tyler Cowen.
Tyler Cowen: Nothing Can Stop the AI Revolution
Are you worried about an AI market crash or a company going bankrupt? Don’t be. Just as with railroads 150 years ago, nothing can stop technological progress, writes Tyler Cowen.
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With Trump’s lobbying to reverse a star player’s red card, America is shedding its soft, disinterested approach to the beautiful game.
America Is Becoming a Soccer Country
With Trump’s lobbying to reverse a star player’s red card, America is shedding its soft, disinterested approach to the beautiful game.
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They’ll plan your funeral, navigate medically assisted dying laws, and keep you company at the end. Death doulas are on the rise, across America—and I spoke to some of them about why.
The Women Who Help People Die
They’ll plan your funeral, navigate medically assisted dying laws, and keep you company at the end. Death doulas are on the rise, across America—and I spoke to some of them about why.
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Two Iranian teenagers were just executed for opening their doors to fleeing protesters. They are only the latest victims of a regime that uses the world’s distractions to carry out mass killing, writes Masih Alinejad.
Iran’s Killing Machine Is Operating in Plain Sight
Two Iranian teenagers were just executed for opening their doors to fleeing protesters. They are only the latest victims of a regime that uses the world’s distractions to carry out mass killing, writes Masih Alinejad.
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A majority of the organization’s governing board openly identifies with Communist ideology. Those who dismiss it as hyperbole should look more carefully.
The DSA’s Communist Turn
A majority of the organization’s governing board openly identifies with Communist ideology. Those who dismiss it as hyperbole should look more carefully.
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Candidates are promising ‘free’ healthcare, but that could shorten the lives of today’s young people by stifling progress in treatments and drugs.
Tyler Cowen: How Socialism Hurts the Young
Candidates are promising ‘free’ healthcare, but that could shorten the lives of today’s young people by stifling progress in treatments and drugs.
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Aaron MacLean and Jonathan Swan discuss: How does Donald Trump make foreign policy decisions? They examine the debates and personalities shaping his presidency.
How Trump Decided to Go to War with Iran, with Jonathan Swan
Aaron MacLean and Jonathan Swan discuss: How does Donald Trump make foreign policy decisions? They examine the debates and personalities shaping his presidency.
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From immigration enforcement to the war in Gaza, the young leftists inspired by the Maine Senate candidate are still steering their party's direction, reports Peter Savodnik.
Platner Unleashed a Movement. Where Will It Go Next?
From immigration enforcement to the war in Gaza, the young leftists inspired by the Maine Senate candidate are still steering their party's direction, reports Peter Savodnik.
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A mechanic, a smoke jumper, and an ordinary firefighter may offer Democrats their best hope of winning back working-class voters, reports River Page.
Meet the ‘Anti-Platners’: Real Blue-Collar Democrats
A mechanic, a smoke jumper, and an ordinary firefighter may offer Democrats their best hope of winning back working-class voters, reports River Page.
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A senator says his former son-in-law is unfit for Congress. How America’s enemies could hack the water supply. A dispatch from Ceuta. And more in today’s Front Page.
A New High for Legal Weed. The Wunderkind Who Lost $35 Billion. Plus. . .
A senator says his former son-in-law is unfit for Congress. How America’s enemies could hack the water supply. A dispatch from Ceuta. And more in today’s Front Page.
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