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Damon Linker

The best possible abortion compromise

America's abortion precedents are a mess. They're also as good as we'll get.

A 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games test event.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 7, 2021

The White House confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, DOJ sues Texas over its redistricting maps, and more

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David Faris

The prisoner's dilemma in Vienna

U.S.-Iran diplomacy is failing because Washington isn't trustworthy

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W. James Antle III

The GOP establishment dies with Bob Dole

Speed Reads

8:51 AM

Why the good news about Omicron severity may be a mirage

8:36 AM

Instagram rolls out new feature asking users to 'take a break'

5:36 AM

Late night hosts joke darkly about gun-toting Santa, secret superspreader Trump

3:25 AM

Justice Department sues Texas over redistricting maps

2:41 AM

Jimmy Fallon debuts Christmas song with Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion

1:31 AM

Washington Post editorial page chief Fred Hiatt is dead at 66

Politics

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Damon Linker

The nagging mystery of Trump's BS

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Joel Mathis

A Kansan remembrance of Bob Dole

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Joel Mathis

Dems can't fix SCOTUS

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Ryan Cooper

Democrats' role in the looming loss of abortion rights

The Omicron Variant

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Omicron

Why the good news about Omicron severity may be a mirage

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts joke darkly about gun-toting Santa, secret superspreader Trump

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Briefing

The game plan for Omicron

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Culture

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Emerald Fennell recommends 6 promising books

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: December 6, 2021

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Ryan Cooper

The hidden danger of woo woo cranks

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Neil J. Young

The history and gravity of Hanukkah in the White House

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Business & Tech

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James Pethokoukis

Is nuclear fusion finally for real?

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Ryan Cooper

The time to build a giant vaccine factory is now

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Alex Reice

Gen Z's fast fashion hypocrisy

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Briefing

How Facebook's metaverse could change your life

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Jeva Lange

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The lost art of memorization

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Opinion

The taboo topic of menstruation

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The absolute joy of being miserable with my dad

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Opinion

Memento mori, Donald Trump

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Legally rigging elections?

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Samuel Goldman

The political risk in prosecuting an alleged shooter's parents

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W. James Antle III

Mace vs. Greene is the fight for the future of the GOP

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Pope warns politicians not to exploit 'fear of the other'

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Octavia Spencer says her house is haunted, but 'I love my ghost'

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7 cartoons about Omicron's rapid spread

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Kathy Griffin slams CNN for firing her but not Jeffrey Toobin

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Le Pen, Orban, and other European populist leaders meet in Warsaw

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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Damon Linker

The best possible abortion compromise

10 things you need to know today: December 7, 2021

The prisoner's dilemma in Vienna

The GOP establishment dies with Bob Dole

Speed Reads

Why the good news about Omicron severity may be a mirage

Instagram rolls out new feature asking users to 'take a break'

Late night hosts joke darkly about gun-toting Santa, secret superspreader Trump

Justice Department sues Texas over redistricting maps

Jimmy Fallon debuts Christmas song with Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion

Washington Post editorial page chief Fred Hiatt is dead at 66

Politics

The nagging mystery of Trump's BS

A Kansan remembrance of Bob Dole

Dems can't fix SCOTUS

Democrats' role in the looming loss of abortion rights

The Omicron Variant

Why the good news about Omicron severity may be a mirage

Late night hosts joke darkly about gun-toting Santa, secret superspreader Trump

The game plan for Omicron

The Week Magazine

Culture

Emerald Fennell recommends 6 promising books

The daily gossip: December 6, 2021

The hidden danger of woo woo cranks

The history and gravity of Hanukkah in the White House

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Is nuclear fusion finally for real?

The time to build a giant vaccine factory is now

Gen Z's fast fashion hypocrisy

How Facebook's metaverse could change your life

More from...

The lost art of memorization

The taboo topic of menstruation

The absolute joy of being miserable with my dad

Memento mori, Donald Trump

Most Popular

Legally rigging elections?

The political risk in prosecuting an alleged shooter's parents

Mace vs. Greene is the fight for the future of the GOP

Pope warns politicians not to exploit 'fear of the other'

Octavia Spencer says her house is haunted, but 'I love my ghost'

7 cartoons about Omicron's rapid spread

Kathy Griffin slams CNN for firing her but not Jeffrey Toobin

Le Pen, Orban, and other European populist leaders meet in Warsaw

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

A short history of The Week

20 years of history through The Week's covers

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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