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President Biden.

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Biden at his best and worst

Why the Australia deal gets a thumbs up for boldness — and a thumbs down for sloppiness

Larry Elder.

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Why Democrats smell blood

They're looking to apply the California victory formula to the rest of the country — and it just might work

Mitch McConnell.

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W. James Antle III

The method to McConnell's debt ceiling madness

Sci-fi art.

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Let science fiction be weird again

The genre has become technically accomplished, deeply serious, and utterly boring

Speed Reads

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Expert predicts 'very hard' period between U.S., France following Australian deal

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Judge orders Biden to stop expelling migrant families using public health order

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6 signs Mike Pence is gearing up for a 2024 presidential run

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Newsmax host loses it after veteran criticizes Trump

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Democrats' communication problem

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How Jeopardy! will handle its host problem for the rest of the year

Politics

Larry Elder.

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Why crying election fraud backfires

A donkey.

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A warning sign in a blowout

President Biden.

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Biden's booster headache

George W. Bush.

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Michael Arceneaux

Trump is right about Bush

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Culture

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Rod Dreher.

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The New Yorker hears out a supposedly mortal enemy

Pikachu.

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Addison Del Mastro

Pokémon GO and the technocratic authoritarian future

Reba McEntire

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: September 16, 2021

Cartoons

Business & Tech

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

A stove.

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The case against gas stoves

A Tesla.

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yoke's up

Consumer Reports brutally reviews Tesla's steering 'yoke'

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Berman and Kinzinger.

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1.'snowflake'

Kinzinger calls Trump 'one of the weakest men' he's 'ever seen'

George W. Bush.

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Michael Arceneaux

Trump is right about Bush

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

Leon Bennett/Getty Images

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4.'what have I done in the last three months'

Emmys host Cedric the Entertainer hoping 'not to get canceled'

5.the coronavirus crisis

'Goldmine' U.K. study may hint why Israel has had a larger issue with waning vaccine protection

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

7.get the word out

Lindsey Graham boosts Afghanistan's anti-Taliban resistance behind the scenes

8.rabbit hole

Why Laurence Fishburne isn't in the Matrix trailer

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

Week covers.

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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rough patch

Expert predicts 'very hard' period between U.S., France following Australian deal

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Reba McEntire

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: September 16, 2021

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Joe Biden

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blocked

Judge orders Biden to stop expelling migrant families using public health order

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Lawrence Brooks.

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It wasn't all bad!

The week's good news: September 16, 2021

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