Celebrity culture was a mistake
First, let me say that I think it is great that Taylor Swift finally got married. Any time a beautiful and successful…
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Blame popular culture for the fear of AI
Recently, Andy Weir, the author of such bestseller science fiction novels as The Martian and Project Hail Mary,…
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AOC and progressives pour cold water on DSA’s call to abolish the Senate
The Democratic Socialists of America’s proposal to abolish the Senate isn’t being embraced by one of its most…
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Trump and Putin are learning parallel lessons about the realities of modern warfare
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are facing similar predicaments after starting wars…
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Thomas Jefferson saw through Iran’s playbook 240 years ago
In 1815, with Commodore Stephen Decatur’s guns trained on his harbor, the Dey of Algiers signed a treaty with the…
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First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 17 days
The first round of August Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 17 days. When…
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Will the US and Canada be friends again?
There was a time not too long ago when the relationship between Canada and the United States was positive and nearly…
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A fresh look at Malcolm Muggeridge’s ‘Jesus, the Man Who Lives’
If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, 2,000 years of Christian preaching would be in vain — and the world as we…
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Novelist Sigrid Nunez’s finely crafted, beautifully written short stories
A woman looks back on how her younger self enjoyed the highs and endured the lows of first love. Her high school…
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US blames Russia for deteriorating situation in Mali
The Trump administration blames Russia for the deteriorating security situation in Mali, as the president is reportedly…
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Generations after the Holocaust, Congress still seeking answers on bank’s ties to Nazi crimes
The Swiss financial firm UBS faces persistent Senate questioning and the chance of new lawsuits over Nazi-era bank…
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Commonsense Endangered Species Act reform
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the most powerful environmental laws ever enacted. It can halt…
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‘The Louisiana Purchase’ details the forefront of a mighty empire
In this semiquincentennial year, 1776 is on many Americans’ minds. But in The Louisiana Purchase: The Grand Bargain and…
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Federal judge blocks Illinois laws giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition
A federal judge handed a loss to Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and an immigration policy win to President Donald Trump on…
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At least one dead and 16 injured after van drives into crowd at Berlin LGBT event
At least one person is dead and 16 others have been injured after a van drove into a crowd of people at an LGBT-themed…
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Appeals court hands Trump administration mail-in voting setback ahead of midterm elections
President Donald Trump was handed a setback in his quest to alter mail-in voting policy in federal elections on…
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India’s education minister resigns after student protests over medical exam leaks
India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of student-led protests over allegations…
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What legislation has Mitch McConnell’s absence stalled in the Senate?
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) prolonged absence from Washington, D.C., has Republicans concerned about legislation…
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Katy Perry ‘appalled’ to see her song used on White House TikTok account
Pop superstar Katy Perry called out the Trump administration on Saturday for using her song on the White House TikTok…
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Texas construction worker fatally shot by ICE didn’t have drugs despite FBI claims: Prosecutor
Texas officials on Friday said that testing confirmed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not carrying drugs in his vehicle,…
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Hegseth’s testosterone program shows promise for special operations forces
War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to test military service members for low testosterone may be useful for helping…
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MAGA Republicans are ‘showing up in November’: Tom Emmer
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said MAGA is not backing down in the midterm elections just because President…
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Biden drops lawsuit seeking block of memoir tapes after court loss
Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the…
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President Donald Trump and the Justice Department struck a defiant tone Friday after prosecutors withdrew subpoenas…
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Transgender dolls with removable genitalia to hit classrooms in Minnesota
University of Minnesota scholars are launching “therapeutic” transgender dolls to children as young as 4 for a project…
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Maine Democrats nominate Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner and take on Susan Collins
Maine Democrats on Friday nominated former state senator Troy Jackson to replace former Senate candidate Graham Platner…
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USDA to reopen cattle imports on southern border after screwworm outbreak
The Department of Agriculture on Friday announced it was opening several southern ports back up for livestock imports,…
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Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to…
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Khanna echoes Mamdani’s call to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Friday called for President Donald Trump to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
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Trump orders temporary warnings signs be put in front of Smithsonian after report finds ‘extreme political activism’
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to put up signs…
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August Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 6 days
The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in six days. SSI…
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Trump revels in his first WHCA dinner speech despite serious tone and tight security
Washington, D.C., reporters and Trump administration officials gathered for the redo the White House Correspondents’…
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Democrats don’t want to debate you. They want to filter your reality
In her landmark analysis of totalitarian regimes, Hannah Arendt coined the phrase “the banality of evil” to describe a…
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Washington is making you wait 3 1/2 years for an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
America is entering a new era in the fight against Alzheimer’s. For the first time, we have tools to detect the disease…
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Economic democracy: The DSA’s plan to punish the productive and reward the lazy
When I was younger, I began a search to find my political beliefs. I read philosophy, history, and economics, and out…
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California votes to double down on bad, left-wing policy outcomes
California has spent years telling the rest of the country what good governance looks like. Now it is showing everyone…
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