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The Demons in Democracy

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Losing—and Recovering—Our Religion

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The End of the AI Binary

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Politics

Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist New York Dream is About to Turn Sour

No, the Declaration of Independence Did Not Reject Executive Power

This Part of Trump’s Agenda Will Outlive the Administration

Time for America to Declare Independence from Europe Again

Trap is Set: Job Market is About to Get Crushed if Labor Department Doesn’t Act Now

Confronting the New Antisemitism

Our Ability to Fight Foreign Terrorism Just Got Weaker

No, the Declaration of Independence Did Not Reject Executive Power

Time for America to Declare Independence from Europe Again

Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist New York Dream is About to Turn Sour

This Part of Trump’s Agenda Will Outlive the Administration

Trap is Set: Job Market is About to Get Crushed if Labor Department Doesn’t Act Now

Our Ability to Fight Foreign Terrorism Just Got Weaker

America Can’t Build for War Anymore

Policymakers Need to Get Tax Treatment of Litigation Funding Right

Left-Wing Civil War Threatens LA’s Future

The Myth of Europe’s ‘Fascist’ Revival

The Demons in Democracy

Losing—and Recovering—Our Religion

A Permission Structure for Violence

Xi Can't Have Taiwan

The Declaration and the American Self-Governing Spirit

The End of the AI Binary

Presidents of the U.S. Now Directly Control the Administrative State

John Yoo Explains ‘Radicalism’ of American Independence

John Yoo Breaks Down Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson’s Historic Presidencies

DOJ Cracking Down on Noncitizen Voters

Palisades Fire Arson Trial Begins as Prosecutors Detail Alleged Rage, Motive

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