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Julius Caesar.

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Contemplating an 'American Caesar'

Jan. 6 was a badly planned rehearsal for the real deal

A mean stork.

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Why fertility is the real culture war

What the pandemic baby bust reveals about our fears

Simone Biles.

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The culture war comes for Simone Biles

A pulp novel cover.

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Bonnie Kristian

The right's new libertinism

How a porn star ends up at a conservative youth conference

Speed Reads

9:14 PM

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Former New York state Senate candidate charged in Capitol attack

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Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure proposal

July 28, 2021

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Bob Odenkirk in stable condition after collapsing on set

July 28, 2021

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GOP lawmaker says colleague found an elaborate way to evade House mask fines

July 28, 2021

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AOC slams Sinema for potentially 'tanking' Democrats' reconciliation package

July 28, 2021

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Republican senators seem to be tuning out Trump's infrastructure criticism

Politics

An elephant.

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The GOP's 2022 candidate problem

Kamala Harris.

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The Democrats' Kamala Harris problem

Donald Trump.

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Much ado about a Texas runoff

President Biden.

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Michael Arceneaux

Biden's betrayal of Black voters

The Capitol.

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The people against the putsch

How Democrats should prepare for the next insurrection

Controlling Delta

A man wearing a mask.

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In support of the CDC's new mask guidance

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Bonnie Kristian

Careful with the CDC's vaccine data

Covid.

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Briefing

Delta vs. the vaccines

Joe Biden.

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the delta surge

White House considering a vaccine mandate for federal employees

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Culture

Simone Biles.

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Simone Biles' most impressive feat yet

A dress.

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Finding a better fit

Matt Damon.

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Jesse Hassenger

Matt Damon's American masculinity

Olympic rings.

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The nicest Olympics ever

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Xi Jinping.

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Is China going to fry the global climate?

Hong Kong stock market.

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stock stuff

Major China stock selloff likely a 'localized' issue that won't get in way of U.S. earnings

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PayPal's reckless foray into regulating speech

Airplane taking off.

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questionable reasoning

Biden administration criticized for keeping international travel restrictions in place: 'It makes no scientific sense'

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Damon Linker

Trump walks to White House.

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

Donald Rumsfeld.

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

A flag.

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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Tom Brady, Joe Biden

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1.Quotables

Tom Brady's 'gentle' roast of Trump at Biden's White House: 'Deeply vicious'?

Officer Michael Fanone.

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2.Capitol riot aftermath

CNN airs threatening voicemail D.C. officer received during Jan. 6 testimony

Martin Shkreli.

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3.something you don't hear every day

U.S. government sells one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album to cover Pharma Bro's debt

Rep. Clay Higgins.

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4.round two

Louisiana congressman says he has COVID-19 for the 2nd time

5.the coronavirus crisis

The 'potential silver lining' to a breakthrough COVID-19 infection

6.

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Bonnie Kristian

Biden ends another war — sort of

7.the coronavirus crisis

Why some critics think the CDC's messaging on masking is 'astonishingly bad'

8.ring the alarm

Democrats fear 'death by 1,000 cuts' in 2022 midterms

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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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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The Capitol riot.

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Jan. 6 aftermath

Former New York state Senate candidate charged in Capitol attack

9:14 PM

The Republican negotiators who worked on the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

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moving forward

Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure proposal

Bob Odenkirk

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get well soon

Bob Odenkirk in stable condition after collapsing on set

Rep. Andrew Clyde.

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shady

GOP lawmaker says colleague found an elaborate way to evade House mask fines