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Ryan Cooper

2 decades of left turns

Leftists are stronger than they have been since the 1940s. But it might not last.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 29, 2021

U.S. breaks daily record for COVID cases, former Senate Leader Harry Reid dies at 82, and more

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Damon Linker

The new politics of vulgarity

When did vulgarly insulting people become a form of politics?

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Ryan Cooper

The still-urgent problem of police violence

This can't be fixed with minor tweaks, as tens of millions of Americans increasingly realize

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Prosecutor declines to seek criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo

11:55 PM

U.S. breaks daily record for COVID-19 cases

10:57 PM

Jan. 6 House committee agrees to shield some records

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Joel Mathis

The FDA's dangerous timidity on COVID tests

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Ryan Cooper

Ukraine hung out to dry?

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W. James Antle III

The vaccine deployment we could have had

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Noah Millman

We need more tests

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Samuel Goldman

Doom and gloom in academe

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Neil J. Young

What college football can teach us about America

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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William Falk

A short history of The Week

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Catherine Garcia

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A new theory of rising college costs

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The lost art of memorization

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The taboo topic of menstruation

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The absolute joy of being miserable with my dad

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Joel Mathis

How sports reveal our unequal Omicron future

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Joel Mathis

Is it ethical to watch football?

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Catherine Garcia

The year in good news

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Kemi Ingram

How the last 20 years changed what Americans eat

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10 things you need to know today: December 27, 2021

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Noah Millman

We need more tests

8.'the vaccine worked'

Trump rejects anti-vaccine talking point in interview

Our top 10 columns of 2021

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Ryan Cooper

Lumber is shockingly expensive. Thanks, Obama.

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Jeva Lange

The new HBO show you won't be able to stop watching

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Damon Linker

Trump finally jumps the shark

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Bonnie Kristian

The Matt Gaetz allegations show how QAnon corrupts its followers

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Ryan Cooper

Dear Mr. Trump, America needs you

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Matthew Walther

The most important person in the impeachment trial is missing. It isn't Trump.

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Matthew Walther

Rise of the Barstool conservatives

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Jeva Lange

Trump's vaccine delay is getting suspicious

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Ryan Cooper

Do Democrats realize the danger they are in?

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Bonnie Kristian

2 decades of left turns

10 things you need to know today: December 29, 2021

The new politics of vulgarity

The still-urgent problem of police violence

Speed Reads

Hong Kong pro-democracy website closes after police raid

What to know about The Book of Boba Fett

In a 'major win,' 2 Sumatran tiger cubs are born at the Dallas Zoo

Prosecutor declines to seek criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo

U.S. breaks daily record for COVID-19 cases

Jan. 6 House committee agrees to shield some records

Politics

The FDA's dangerous timidity on COVID tests

Ukraine hung out to dry?

The vaccine deployment we could have had

We need more tests

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

Doom and gloom in academe

What college football can teach us about America

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

A short history of The Week

The Week Magazine

Culture

What to know about The Book of Boba Fett

The year in good news

How sports reveal our unequal Omicron future

Macbeth is a Christmas movie

Cartoons

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

How sports reveal our unequal Omicron future

Fauci: 'Stay away' from larger New Year's parties this year

Is it ethical to watch football?

The year in good news

How the last 20 years changed what Americans eat

10 things you need to know today: December 27, 2021

We need more tests

Trump rejects anti-vaccine talking point in interview

Our top 10 columns of 2021

Lumber is shockingly expensive. Thanks, Obama.

The new HBO show you won't be able to stop watching

Trump finally jumps the shark

The Matt Gaetz allegations show how QAnon corrupts its followers

Dear Mr. Trump, America needs you

The most important person in the impeachment trial is missing. It isn't Trump.

Rise of the Barstool conservatives

Trump's vaccine delay is getting suspicious

Do Democrats realize the danger they are in?

What would actually happen if Trump tried the 'martial law' idea?