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Ryan Cooper

Betraying his own state?

West Virginia's coal industry is doomed. Joe Manchin wants to take the whole state down with it.

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Joel Mathis

Facebook can be its own country when it gets an army

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Damon Linker

Do Democrats really want to save democracy?

Because they aren't acting like it

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David Faris

The madness of expanding NATO

This is a door the Biden administration ought to keep closed

Speed Reads

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San Francisco's lone In-N-Out closed after refusing to follow city's vaccine requirement

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Assaults against law enforcement officers rose in 2020

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Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry indicted on charges of lying to federal investigators

October 19, 2021

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Senate Democrats hopeful they'll soon wrap agenda negotiations

October 19, 2021

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Michael Cohen meets with prosthetic mask-wearing Kanye West

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Damon Linker

Colin Powell at his worst — and most human

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Jeva Lange

Colin Powell's death is not proof of vaccine failure

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Damon Linker

A glimpse of the post-Roe future

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Joel Mathis

Biden's insulting sales pitch

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Samuel Goldman

Academic freedom, attacked left and right

The university has a unique mission. Does anyone remember what it is?

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Jeva Lange

Stop letting COVID infect TV

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Jeva Lange

Succession seems to think it's still 2019

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Bonnie Kristian

The soil of fairy tales

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Samuel Goldman

The upside of urban decline

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Damon Linker

The 4 fantasies dominating American politics

Our political flights from the rigors of reality

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Briefing

The supply chain fiasco

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Joel Mathis

Biden's Christmas crunch

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Damon Linker

Biden's plan to snoop in your bank account

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Joel Mathis

Will Elon Musk turn Texas blue?

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Samuel Goldman

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Who are America's peers?

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The consequences of judicializing abortion

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Losing the education wars

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Let science fiction be weird again

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1.'his street cred went up'

Where outing the GOP lawmakers at Jan. 6 proved futile

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2.inflation nation

Republicans see inflation as Democrats' downfall

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3.the manchin problem

Joe Manchin's 'arbitrary centrism'

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Damon Linker

Colin Powell at his worst — and most human

5.Briefing

The supply chain fiasco

6.Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

7.probes

Investigators believe cargo ship dragged California oil pipeline in January

8.'It's an experiment'

Sicilian Catholic diocese bans godparents

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

Betraying his own state?

Facebook can be its own country when it gets an army

Do Democrats really want to save democracy?

The madness of expanding NATO

Speed Reads

San Francisco's lone In-N-Out closed after refusing to follow city's vaccine requirement

Assaults against law enforcement officers rose in 2020

Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry indicted on charges of lying to federal investigators

Senate Democrats hopeful they'll soon wrap agenda negotiations

Michael Cohen meets with prosthetic mask-wearing Kanye West

Politics

Colin Powell at his worst — and most human

Colin Powell's death is not proof of vaccine failure

A glimpse of the post-Roe future

Biden's insulting sales pitch

The Week Magazine

Academic freedom, attacked left and right

Culture

Stop letting COVID infect TV

Succession seems to think it's still 2019

The soil of fairy tales

The upside of urban decline

Cartoons

The 4 fantasies dominating American politics

Business & Tech

The supply chain fiasco

Biden's Christmas crunch

Biden's plan to snoop in your bank account

Will Elon Musk turn Texas blue?

More from...

Who are America's peers?

The consequences of judicializing abortion

Losing the education wars

Let science fiction be weird again

Most Popular

Where outing the GOP lawmakers at Jan. 6 proved futile

Republicans see inflation as Democrats' downfall

Joe Manchin's 'arbitrary centrism'

Colin Powell at his worst — and most human

The supply chain fiasco

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

Investigators believe cargo ship dragged California oil pipeline in January

Sicilian Catholic diocese bans godparents

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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