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Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

The Kremlin continues its clumsy nuclear games with threats to send Russian weapons to Belarus.
- Tom Nichols
- March 18, 2024
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The Smart Way to Order Good Wine

Culture and entertainment musts from Charlie Warzel
- Stephanie Bai
- March 17, 2024
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The TV Shows That Don’t Solve Their Mysteries

True Detective was the last straw: I’m done with the mystery-box genre.
- Tom Nichols
- March 15, 2024
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The Hidden Toll of Surviving Layoffs

The workers who remain deal with stress, guilt, and a changed workplace.
- Lora Kelley
- March 14, 2024
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Donald Trump Is a National-Security Risk

The GOP candidate should not be given intelligence briefings.
- Tom Nichols
- March 13, 2024
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Could a TikTok Ban Actually Happen?

The push to curtail the platform has bipartisan support, but it faces major hurdles.
- Lora Kelley
- March 12, 2024
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What Jimmy Kimmel Did Right

A conversation with Shirley Li about a thankless job on an actually normal night
- Lora Kelley
- March 11, 2024
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Ben Affleck Is More Than a Dunkin’ Donuts Meme

Culture and entertainment musts from Gilad Edelman
- Stephanie Bai
- March 10, 2024
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Biden Is Serious About His Candy-Bar Crusade

“Shrinkflation” has become a convenient target for the president.
- Lora Kelley
- March 8, 2024
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The Republican Coping Goes Into Overdrive

Many GOP elites seem to be in disbelief about Trump’s success.
- Tom Nichols
- March 7, 2024
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America’s False Virus Equivalence

A conversation with Katherine J. Wu about the risks of treating COVID-19 like the flu
- Lora Kelley
- March 6, 2024
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It’s Time to End the Election Wishcasting

Trump versus Biden is inevitable, and everything is at stake.
- Tom Nichols
- March 5, 2024
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How Anti-Semitism Threatens American Democracy

A conversation with Franklin Foer about our April cover story
- Isabel Fattal
- March 4, 2024
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A 17th-Century Nun’s Feminist Manifesto

Culture and entertainment musts from Gisela Salim-Peyer
- Isabel Fattal
- March 3, 2024
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Democracy’s Dark Winter

While a Russian dictator’s war goes on, venal would-be autocrats game the U.S. political and legal system.
- Tom Nichols
- March 1, 2024
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A Leap Day Tradition With a Dark Side

The calendar blip has led to some unusual rituals in past decades.
- Lora Kelley
- February 29, 2024
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A Few Theories on Why Dean Phillips Is Still in the Race

At what point does a “long-shot candidacy” tip into a pure vanity spectacle?
- John Hendrickson
- February 28, 2024
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Two Theories for Americans’ Dire Economic Outlook

A conversation with Rogé Karma about what economic measures fail to grasp
- Lora Kelley
- February 27, 2024
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Trump Delivers Another Autocratic Tirade

But many Americans seem to have gotten used to it.
- Tom Nichols
- February 26, 2024
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An Insightful and Truly Fun Cooking Show

Culture and entertainment musts from Matteo Wong
- Stephanie Bai
- February 25, 2024