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Israel Pauses to Remember the 6 Million
While negotiations behind the scenes continue with Lebanon, Israel stops for Yom HaShoah
Amit Segal
This Week in Canada: So Many Americans Wish They Were Canadian
A surge in citizenship interest from south of the border, King Charles III foils the '51st state,' Canada helps Iran get a win, and more.
Rupa Subramanya
The Medical Establishment Is Tearing Itself Apart over Youth Gender Surgeries. Plus . . .
A Manhattan Project for AI. Arthur Brooks on Harvard’s grade inflation problem. The normie Democrat who wants to be California governor. And more.
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The Strategic View from the Baltic Sea with General Michael Claesson
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces assesses the future of U.S.–European alliances.
Aaron MacLean
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The New ‘Conversion Therapy’ Is Making Gay Kids Trans
Adopting traits of the opposite sex is often a sign of same-sex attraction. But today, many children who do so are steered toward changing their sex.
James Kirchick
Who Should Control AI’s Most Dangerous Secrets?
Anthropic’s latest model, Mythos, is stirring debate about whether AI must be placed under a Manhattan Project-style federal authority.
Josh Code
Our Grandfathers’ Story of Survival
My grandfather survived a Nazi mass execution in Miory, Belarus. His story has shaped the course of my family ever since.
Gabrielle Markel
The Medical Establishment Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Youth Gender Surgeries
The American Medical Association said it supported restricting gender surgeries for minors. Then it said it didn’t. We still don’t know where it stands.
Benjamin Ryan
Matt Mahan Is a Normie Democrat. Could He Be California’s Next Governor?
He may not have the name recognition, but with Eric Swalwell out of the race, it’s Mahan’s time to shine.
Peter Savodnik
Israel Has an Extremism Problem
Besides the moral failure, Israel’s institutional failure to crack down on violent settlers is damaging its ability to fight for its survival.
Haviv Rettig Gur
Arthur Brooks: Grade Inflation Won’t Make You Happy
At Harvard, inflated grades mirror easy-money economics: The more you hand out, the less they’re worth.
Arthur Brooks
Making Sense of Trump’s Negotiating Tactics
The real pressures on the sides negotiating for peace in Iran.
Amit Segal
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