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Damon Linker

How to rise above the partisan fray

A view of America from above the scrimmage

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Joel Mathis

Schools should open. But can they?

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Damon Linker

How close is America to a new civil war?

It's not inevitable. Maybe not even likely. But it's still worth debate.

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Ryan Cooper

The NFT craze has stopped being funny

These hideous cartoon apes will not be worth half a million dollars for long

Speed Reads

4:41 PM

Why was the D.C.-area snowstorm on Monday so intense?

4:26 PM

Trump's planned Jan. 6 speech has top Republicans fretting

3:23 PM

Hong Kong activist sentenced over Tiananmen vigil

3:18 PM

CNN won't boot Andy Cohen from New Year's Eve show

3:16 PM

Biden: Schools should remain open amid Omicron

1:49 PM

Suspect in assassination of Haitian president will face charges in Miami

Daily Briefing

4 January 2022

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U.S. new COVID cases hit single-day record of over 1 million

N.Y. attorney general subpoenas Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump

Schumer: Senate will vote on filibuster change if GOP blocks voting rights bill

FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for children ages 12 to 15

Politics

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David Faris

5 midterm races to watch in 2022

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Joel Mathis

We're shrugging off Jan. 6

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Damon Linker

What I got wrong in 2021

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Ryan Cooper

Climate change is coming for the world's poles

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The daily gossip

4 January 2022

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Tristan Thompson apologizes to Khloé Kardashian after having a baby with another woman

Gal Gadot admits her star-studded 'Imagine' video 'was in poor taste'

'Morbius' has been delayed for the umpteenth time

Michael Keaton explains why he quit playing Batman

Culture

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Nandini Balial

15 TV shows to watch in 2022

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Jeva Lange

2021: The year of ____

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Catherine Garcia

The year in good news

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Business Briefing

4 January 2022

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Elizabeth Holmes convicted on 4 fraud charges

Apple becomes 1st company worth $3 trillion

White House pledges $1 billion boost for independent meat producers

AT&T, Verizon agree to 2-week 5G rollout delay

Business & Tech

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Kemi Ingram

How the last 20 years changed what Americans eat

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David Faris

A new theory of rising college costs

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A future of 60-year careers?

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Ryan Cooper

Turns out bitcoin isn't radically democratic

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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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1.Wheels Down

Airlines have canceled 15,000 U.S. flights since Christmas Eve

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2.'He is no longer a Buc, all right?'

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown effectively quits NFL in mid-game walkout

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3.free press folds

Another Hong Kong news site shutters amid ongoing crackdown by Beijing

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4.Capitol Siege Aftermath

Liz Cheney says Jan. 6 committee now knows what Trump was doing

5.R.I.P.

Betty White dies at 99

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Joel Mathis

Is it ethical to watch football?

7.looks like meat's back on the menu, boys

White House pledges $1 billion to independent meat producers

8.vote

How to rise above the partisan fray

Schools should open. But can they?

How close is America to a new civil war?

The NFT craze has stopped being funny

Speed Reads

Why was the D.C.-area snowstorm on Monday so intense?

Trump's planned Jan. 6 speech has top Republicans fretting

Hong Kong activist sentenced over Tiananmen vigil

CNN won't boot Andy Cohen from New Year's Eve show

Biden: Schools should remain open amid Omicron

Suspect in assassination of Haitian president will face charges in Miami

Daily Briefing

U.S. new COVID cases hit single-day record of over 1 million

N.Y. attorney general subpoenas Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump

Schumer: Senate will vote on filibuster change if GOP blocks voting rights bill

FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for children ages 12 to 15

Politics

5 midterm races to watch in 2022

We're shrugging off Jan. 6

What I got wrong in 2021

Climate change is coming for the world's poles

The Week Magazine

The daily gossip

Tristan Thompson apologizes to Khloé Kardashian after having a baby with another woman

Gal Gadot admits her star-studded 'Imagine' video 'was in poor taste'

'Morbius' has been delayed for the umpteenth time

Michael Keaton explains why he quit playing Batman

Culture

15 TV shows to watch in 2022

2021: The year of ____

What to know about The Book of Boba Fett

The year in good news

Cartoons

Business Briefing

Elizabeth Holmes convicted on 4 fraud charges

Apple becomes 1st company worth $3 trillion

White House pledges $1 billion boost for independent meat producers

AT&T, Verizon agree to 2-week 5G rollout delay

Business & Tech

How the last 20 years changed what Americans eat

A new theory of rising college costs

A future of 60-year careers?

Turns out bitcoin isn't radically democratic

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

Airlines have canceled 15,000 U.S. flights since Christmas Eve

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown effectively quits NFL in mid-game walkout

Another Hong Kong news site shutters amid ongoing crackdown by Beijing

Liz Cheney says Jan. 6 committee now knows what Trump was doing

Betty White dies at 99

Is it ethical to watch football?

White House pledges $1 billion to independent meat producers

Senate Democrats reportedly eyeing revived voting rights push