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Supporters of presidential candidate for La Libertad Avanza Javier Milei celebrate after the polls closed in the presidential runoff on November 19, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Javier Milei's "outsider persona" has inspired comparisons to Donald Trump
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'In Argentina, as in America: It's the economy, stupid'

New York Post editorial board

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'A multigenerational schism: the younger you are, the less supportive of Israel'

Ruth Marcus in The Washington Post

Our "Thanksgiving table has been preemptively declared an Israel-free zone," says Ruth Marcus in The Washington Post. "You might think the horror" of Hamas' attack would unite our Jewish family. But there's a "schism" between older relatives who remember when Israel's "existence was new and tenuous," and young ones frustrated by Israel's failure "to treat Palestinians with fairness and dignity." So "pass the corn pudding and drop the cease-fire talk. Tell Grandma not to discuss settlements."

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'Biden's words — and inaction — will ring in Arab ears for decades'

Tuqa Nusairat in the Los Angeles Times

Washington's "unconditional support for Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack threatens U.S. national security interests," says Tuqa Nusairat in the Los Angeles Times. With President Joe Biden refusing to demand a full cease-fire, "every U.S.-made missile dropped on Gaza's besieged population" can be expected to "damage U.S. standing in the region and around the world for years to come," weakening everything from America's "strategic competition with China" to "its advocacy for Ukraine's independence."

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'Gen Zers experience major life milestones much later in life'

Daniel A. Cox in The Dispatch

Smartphones and social media have "dramatically changed" how young people relate to each other, says Daniel A. Cox in The Dispatch. Fewer adolescents these days report having a boyfriend or girlfriend compared to Gen X and Baby Boomers in their youth. Today's teens are less likely to seek advice from friends, and more likely to feel lonely. Technology has its pluses, but it might cause adolescents to miss out "on some pretty fundamental experiences."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.