Opinion

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Joel Mathis

China's politically revealing blockbusters

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Damon Linker

How women took over songwriting

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Stephanie H. Murray

The libertarian case for family policy

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Jesse Hassenger

The dreamy music video aesthetics of Licorice Pizza

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David Faris

Dysfunction, anxiety, and 1 big bird

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Ryan Cooper

The bottomless self-pity of American conservatives

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Kemi Ingram

The education debate's missing perspective

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Samuel Goldman

You don't have to roast a turkey

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David Faris

Republicans' alarming reaction to Rittenhouse

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Ryan Cooper

The downside of a functional Fed?

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James Pethokoukis

Grateful for Jerome Powell?

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Joel Mathis

The false promises of Kyrsten Sinema

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Samuel Goldman

The misapplication of 'Christian nationalism'

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William Falk

Bannon's radical vision

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Adam Marshall

Black Friday is set to be a big disappointment for gaming

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Ryan Cooper

Democrats' dangerous denial

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Noah Millman

Dems, stop playing 'who's the most progressive?'

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Damon Linker

The spiritual crisis of an overdose record

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Ryan Cooper

Awful optics, awful corruption

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Ryan Cooper

The 1 way to stop gerrymandering

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Ryan Cooper

How to help Africa get COVID shots into arms

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Samuel Goldman

The fantasy of global action on climate change

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Ryan Cooper

A month of inflation does not a crisis make

The Constitutional convention and slavery.

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Damon Linker

The muddled middle of the 1619 Project

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Joel Mathis

What if Trump wins in 2024?

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Ryan Cooper

Executive privilege is endangering democracy

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Noah Millman

Free lunch is off the menu

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Damon Linker

The perils of the risk-averse society

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Ryan Cooper

How to prevent another grim pandemic winter

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Samuel Goldman

America's 'lost boys'

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Michael Arceneaux

Biden owes his core voters student loan forgiveness

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Ryan Cooper

The most underrated part of the electric revolution

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James Pethokoukis

Democrats' vintage lesson on inflation

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Ryan Cooper

Time for businesses to humanize — or die

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Samuel Goldman

2 cheers for the University of Austin?