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Biden's ultimatum to Europe

The president brought a much tougher message to NATO than what the happy talk about sacred obligations suggests

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

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The Democrats' accountability amnesia

Nashville.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

Tensions at the evangelical meeting weren't resolved by a narrow upset in the presidential race

Kamala Harris.

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W. James Antle III

The White House's unconvincing offensive on immigration

Speed Reads

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Does Manchin's new voting reform compromise stand a chance?

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The 5 weirdest moments of the Biden-Putin summit

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Biden apologizes for snapping at reporter

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Biden says Russia faces 'devastating' consequences if Navalny dies

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U.S. reporter asks Putin 'what are you so afraid of?'

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Post-meeting, Putin asks 'Who's the killer now?'

Politics

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The folly of a new constitution

Voting.

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The problem with ranked-choice voting

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Bonnie Kristian

Juneteenth gets its due

Rand Paul and Tucker Carlson.

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Correcting the record about Jim Crow

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

How the insane housing market is a product of our policy choices

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Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda

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'truly sorry'

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for In the Heights colorism

Annie Murphy.

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The revenge of the sitcom wife

Baseball and rosin bag.

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take the spider tack, leave the sunscreen

Did MLB go too far with 'sticky stuff' crackdown?

Monica Lewinsky.

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Alt Ending

Monica Lewinsky signs producing deal

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Jeva Lange

A brain.

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The lost art of memorization

A flapper.

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Opinion

What will be the flapper dress of the Roaring 2020s?

Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton.

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Analysis

Dakota Johnson, queen of sighs

Robert Pattinson.

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You don't want to be in a movie with Robert Pattinson

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The Supreme Court.

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Bonnie Kristian

SCOTUS deals blow to sentencing reform

Political Cartoon.

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Chip Roy.

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3.Criti-schism

GOP lawmakers struggle after criticizing Trump

Bernie Sanders.

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4.Sounds dope

Bernie Sanders wants to know if cannabis reporter is 'stoned' right now

5.'listen to your bodies'

CNN's Christiane Amanpour diagnosed with ovarian cancer

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The 'Critical Race Theory' bogeyman

7.summer box office

In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

8.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

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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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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Joe Manchin.

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still not enough?

Does Manchin's new voting reform compromise stand a chance?

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Biden and Putin.

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'There is no happiness in life'

The 5 weirdest moments of the Biden-Putin summit

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Nashville.

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

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Joe Biden

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apologies

Biden apologizes for snapping at reporter

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