The most talked-about song of the summer of 2023 was a stripped back political ballad by an unknown country musician
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Authenticity is a subtle thing. American authenticity, subtler still
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Americans have been telling pollsters for months that a 2020 rematch is the last thing they want
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If events continue to take their current course, the world in 2070 will be as different from today as that of 1970 was from 1920
By Henry Olsen
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We are stuck in this weird purgatory between what America used to be and what it is becoming
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Can Virginia be a model for Republicans nationwide?
By Amber Duke
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When there is scientific disagreement or uncertainty, the government must never pretend there is consensus and certainty
By Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff
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For coming round on war, NAFTA and raw food, conservatives get zero credit
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Cemeteries like ours ‘saw their best days prior to 1900,’ says Paul
By Teresa Mull
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The old-fashioned humble-brag looks passé next to the doombrag
By Neal Pollack
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Pro-life politicians haven’t gotten their legs under them yet
By Ben Domenech
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Never before have all the burgeoning metropolises of the future started to shrink
By Joel Kotkin
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We need not doubling down but fundamental change
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The alliance is fighting for its life — and dying
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‘I died of a surfeit of doctors,’ read one Roman funerary inscription. But where did this surfeit come from?
By Peter Jones
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Gen Zers are quite right to call time on a lifestyle that glamorizes overtime, burnout and the ceaseless rat race
By Josie Cox
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He is the Rasputin of Wall Street. Just when you think he’s down and out, he pops back up and puts himself right back in the middle of things
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Books + Arts
CGI is no substitute for glue, tape and ketchup
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America’s Cultural Revolution marks Rufo as an important, deeply knowledgeable thinker
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Extremely Online is mostly a story about money
By David Weigel
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A Guest in the House is a beautifully plotted study of the madness of isolation, steeped in the tropes of fairy tale and horror
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The Marriage Question shows us a woman fragmented
By Oliver Soden
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The songwriter’s book is free of sentimental clutter, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the takeaway message
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There is a fine, perceptive book to be written about the Astors and their influence, but Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune is not it
By Anne Sebba
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Authorized by Spears herself, the show revamps the tale of Cinderella, weaving in Britney’s own repertoire of songs
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Should you spot a binder full of explanatory word salad at the entrance to an art exhibition, take it as a red flag
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The actor is not going to disappear into the shadows quietly
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Life
With family on board, I decided to act responsibly and in a dignified manner
By Taki
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On the first weekend of every August, Angelica hosts a tournament in its village park during ‘Heritage Days’
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The readiness of establishment liberalism to tolerate the many occurrences of mob violence has been one of the most disturbing developments of the past three and a half years
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The NBA relies more and more on international players who grew up playing soccer
By Kevin Cook
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Place
For generations, Okies have been jamming their hands in crevices, trying to find the gaping maws of unsuspecting catfish to rip out of their hideaways
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Food and Drink
Plastic ashtrays line the tables and bar as a living symbol of Texan freedom
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These days, we are long into the age of commercial breadbaking and far-removed from the sight of a field of waving wheat
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It is the overflowing drink of the American Dream
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Cooking involves all senses, and a purely auditory recipe feels more like ASMR than education
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There is an ambrosial quality to the wine that promises popularity
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And Finally
We do it as a matter of course; it’s part of our idea of amorous behavior. But it turns out it’s not
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Justin Trudeau attracted a certain amount of mockery by referring in a tweet to people who are 2SLGBTQQIA+
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