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An elephant.

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The GOP's sunny future

Conservatives are feeling gloomy about California. But there's an alternative in the East.

Uncle Sam.

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Mandatory vaccinations?

There's 1 obvious policy solution to the Delta variant

Ted Lasso.

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Ted Lasso does it again?

The show that keeps proving the cynics wrong

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

An incoherent approach to governance?

Speed Reads

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The Cleveland Indians are now the Cleveland Guardians

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How patriotic will Americans feel this Olympics?

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The Olympics wanted to promote gender equality with shared flag bearers. It got awkward.

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Protesters gather outside the Olympics: 'Go to hell, IOC'

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Alabama governor: 'Time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks'

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Late night host say the Olympics have other worries than COVID's Delta variant

Politics

An elephant.

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The remarkable Republican reversal on vaccines

A syringe.

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The end of the common good

The Statue of Liberty.

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America's shared smoke blanket

A hundred dollar bill.

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The myth of 'woke capital'

Simone Biles.

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Tokyo's must-watch events

How to see what you actually want to see from the 2020 Games

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Nicholas Kristof.

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Bonnie Kristian

The pitfalls of the journalist-politician

Anthony Bourdain.

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The Bourdain doc controversy

Megan Rapinoe

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'dumb stuff'

Rapinoe addresses resounding Olympic loss to Sweden

A Protestant church.

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America's phantom limb

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Portland.

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Briefing

How will cities adapt to extreme heat?

Social media logos.

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W. James Antle III

A bipartisan backlash to Big Tech?

Disappearing store.

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Addison Del Mastro

The decline of medium-box stores

President Biden.

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W. James Antle III

An incoherent approach to governance?

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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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The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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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'?

Megan Rapinoe

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2.'dumb stuff'

Rapinoe addresses resounding Olympic loss to Sweden

Tom Hanks.

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3.T Hanks for the memories

Tom Hanks customized his Airstream with a fireplace

Kevin McCarthy.

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4.Jan. 6 investigation

McCarthy slams Pelosi for blocking GOP's Jan. 6 picks

5.Delta Blues

The Delta variant is in Congress and the White House, jolting Washington

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America's shared smoke blanket

7.Grim Tidings

CDC: U.S. life expectancy dropped by 18 months in 2020

8.'it's too late'

Alabama doctor says unvaccinated COVID patients are 'so regretful'

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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guardians of the baseball galaxy

The Cleveland Indians are now the Cleveland Guardians

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Team USA.

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Tokyo Olympics

How patriotic will Americans feel this Olympics?

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Opening ceremony

The Olympics wanted to promote gender equality with shared flag bearers. It got awkward.

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Tokyo Olympics

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Tokyo Olympics

Protesters gather outside the Olympics: 'Go to hell, IOC'

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