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Meeting your heroes can be demoralizing. Reading more than 1,000 pages of their personal diary can be worse. Or, alternatively, totally riveting, at least in that rubbernecking-at-a-car-crash kind of way-the car crash, in this case, being one of t…
In the 30th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes the expanding Jesuit presence of the late 1630s—and the increasingly bitter opposition it provoked among France’s local Indigenous allies.
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
The problems plaguing the case have not only hurt the government’s chances, lawyers say, but have also undermined the bonds of trust that prosecutors have traditionally enjoyed in court.
A CNN poll finds 34% of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists, with DSA-backed candidates winning races in New York City and Seattle.
Men are quietly leaving the workforce—not for lack of jobs, but for lack of purpose.
Artists increasingly insist that their work and their politics are indivisible. They should not be surprised when the institutions that fund them agree.
GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (North Carolina) are blocking Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general.
Activist Rachel Moiselle on why a country with 3,000 Jews obsesses over Israel, how antizionism became a faith, and the cost of speaking out.
‘The idea of government-run grocery stores is so insane.’
By framing terrorism and armed struggle as legitimate resistance, the pro-Palestine movement has unwittingly strengthened Israel’s case that withdrawal and concessions carry unacceptable risks.
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Anthony Fauci walked away from questions about pleading the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during Rand Paul's Senate hearing on gain-of-function research.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and 15 senators demand Verizon explain why it failed to disclose Jack Smith's Arctic Frost subpoena for congressional phone records.
It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.
Eric Jones reports up to $86 million in assets and an $8 million salary while campaigning against corporate influence in California's 4th district race.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Debra Soh, author of ‘Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy,’ about neuroscience, hypergamy, elephant seals, politicised sex research, the perils of polyamory, and the sex-repellent…
It wasn't good for Anthony Fauci or anybody else that he took the Fifth at his Senate hearing this week. That plus his diary may well have been a reputation-destroying event.
Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.
Let’s abandon the destructive notions about equality and benefit from the fact that people are not equal in ability.
With less than 100 days until Election Day, time is running out for Republicans, and their prospects for keeping control of the House are still poor.
Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.
Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
Trump dismissed claims that Iranian hackers targeted Minnesota water systems, instead blaming the state's governor for what he called gross incompetence.
Francesca Hong insists she can’t defund police as governor but never says whether she’s abandoned those views.
The AI industry's investors and critics don't agree on much. But many in each camp share at least one basic conviction: America's top labs are about to make a killing.
An additional 250,000 commemorative passports, featuring a portrait of President Trump and intended to honor the nation’s 250th anniversary, will be made available at in-person events.
Spain’s latest migrant surge suggests that when governments advertise amnesties and create loopholes, people respond accordingly.
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Declassified evidence points to Beijing seeking personal data for espionage, not election interference.
Democrats may be on the verge of frittering away one of the most winnable House seats up for election this year.
Vance occupies an indispensable position for the future of his faction in ways that nobody else does for other factions of the party.
President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting that similar scenes of migrants flooding into Spain could play out in the U.S. if Democrats gain power.
Anyone who has seen footage of migrants storming the Spanish enclave of Ceuta knows what will come next.
Will Europe’s (and America’s) elite heed the warning of The Camp of the Saints, or treat it as an instruction manual? Stay tuned.
Voters care about the affordability crisis - not internal DNC politics.
Deputy Chief Andre Sayles takes over as interim Seattle police chief after Shon Barnes' resignation following the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting.
Voters will decide whether to replace a nearly 70-year-old appointment system with direct elections that could reshape the state Supreme Court for decades.
President Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
Trump ends a costly Biden-era Medicare Part D subsidy after 2026. Here's what it really means for your prescription drug premiums-separating facts from election-year scare tactics.
In a notable shift, Republican senators voted unanimously against a proposal to expand the military’s coverage of fertility treatments.
The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.
John Cornyn and Thom Tillis face fierce Republican backlash for blocking Todd Blanche's confirmation after both voted to confirm Merrick Garland.
Christopher Nolan’s creation is a big movie in every technical sense. But inside, it is diminished and faded: heroes who aren’t allowed to be heroes and gods who aren’t allowed to be gods.
President Trump announced his decision to remove Syria's name from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism earlier this month. Secretary of State Mark Rubio called the move a "historic step" that "opens new possibilities for economic opportunity a…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Even excluding fuel costs, inflation is still too high.
Tom Siebel, founder and CEO of C3 AI, joins Condoleezza Rice for a wide-ranging conversation on innovation, resilience, and the enduring promise of the American experiment. Siebel recounts how his time as a history student at the University of Ill…
The evidence for innate sex differences has been accumulating for decades. Steve Stewart-Williams's new book is a welcome inventory.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
Think Robert Oppenheimer, if Robert Oppenheimer had built a bomb that didn't work.
The Smithsonian's America 250th anniversary exhibit features nearly two dozen items for liberal causes but just seven representing conservatism.
Thanks be to God the great man, Kevin ‘Seamus’ Hasson, started the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Rep. Rich McCormick's bill could ban Anthony Fauci from federal employment after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times before Rand Paul.
Homer’s epic provides a window on to a strange, paradoxical, fascinating, beautiful, and terrifying world that is at once familiar and unfamiliar.
Self-defense and veterinary care would have been the only remaining exceptions to animal-cruelty restrictions.
The tech tycoon has a lot of money - but he also comes with baggage.
There is real value in Noah Rothman's century-spanning chronicle of left-wing terror, but it falls short in analysis.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Cori Bush's latest campaign ad accuses Wesley Bell of jetting off to Israel with AIPAC instead of helping St. Louis recover from a devastating tornado.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
It's time to follow President John F. Kennedy's lead and uproot domestic subversion in America once and for all.
The mayor had said the city might enforce a warrant against the Israeli leader, drawing Democratic criticism. On Tuesday, he urged the U.S. government to do so.
Troy Jackson, who replaced Graham Platner on the Maine ballot, fathered two children with his second cousin, sparking fierce social media reaction.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.
Conservatives are accustomed to arguing that the instruments of harm are not responsible for harm. This principle extends to AI tools as well.
The Grift Industrial Complex targeted Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—and got buried.
Despite recurrent invocations of the phrase in some corners of the right, it’s not really that useful as a political theory.
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