Gracy Olmstead
Gracy Olmstead is a writer and journalist located outside Washington, D.C. She's written for The American Conservative, National Review, The Federalist, and The Washington Times, among others.
Latest articles by Gracy Olmstead
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The modernization of Prince Harry
The Explainer Can he and Meghan Markle "unbundle" royal-ness?
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Local news can save America
opinion I mostly read local news in 2019. It completely changed my understanding of the country.
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Women shouldn't have to choose between motherhood and higher education
opinion Here's how we can help new mothers who want to go back to school
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White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement
opinion The pro-life movement is not 'anti-woman' — even if some dodgy Republican men are
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The world is becoming a giant chain store
The Explainer Starbucks is invading Italy. That's a terrible sign.
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In praise of food freedom
opinion I'd rather eat unregulated local food than regulated corporate food product. Why shouldn't I be allowed to?
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Facebook is broken. Let's all fix it together.
opinion We can't blame this all on the social network. There's personal culpability in fake news gullibility, too.
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Can Apple save us from ourselves?
The Explainer Yes, we're addicted to our smartphones. But is that really Apple's fault?
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Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea?
opinion Panicked hyperbole will never solve the North Korea problem. It's time to be realistic.
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The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2
The Explainer Enough with antiheroes! These are protagonists we can really believe in.
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Against autumn creep
feature Put away your damn pumpkins
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It's still summer. Put away your damn pumpkins.
opinion How our ignorance of nature's rhythms ruins everything
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Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy
opinion The president's absurd bombast reveals the foolishness of Republican hawks
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The Christian case for opening America's doors to Syrian refugees
opinion The toxic racism displayed by some of the GOP's leading presidential candidates is anything but Christian
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