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Losing Stanislav: A Ukrainian Tragedy
The search for one child shows how hope for Ukraine’s stolen kids is fading.
Aidan G. Stretch
Generation Z Is Tearing Down Entire Nations
Desperate young people are driving world leaders from power. But the revolutionaries have no clue how to replace the old systems.
Martin Gurri
I Don’t Want My Father to Be a Martyr Behind Bars
On Monday, Jimmy Lai was found guilty by Hong Kong judges under the territory's national security laws. His daughter Claire still hopes he is coming…
Claire Lai
Natan Sharansky’s Letter to Jimmy Lai
‘This regime thinks that you are facing a life sentence. In fact, these dictators will be the ones living as slaves all their lives.’
Natan Sharansky
Amnesty International Can’t Handle the Truth About Hamas
A planned report on the terrorist group’s crimes turned into a moral muddle, including a long critique of Israel.
Charles Lane
In the UK, The Free Press Is Adults Only
A British law intended to protect kids is suppressing debate for everyone.
The Editors
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Intifada Comes to Australia
The terror attack on Bondi Beach was an atrocity tolerated into being.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
María Corina Machado: The Nobel Prize Speech I Couldn’t Give in Person
Venezuela’s opposition leader has been stuck in hiding for 16 months. On Wednesday, her daughter accepted her Nobel Prize on her behalf—and revealed her…
María Corina Machado
Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy
Don’t confuse a document with a doctrine.
Niall Ferguson
Has an English Civil War Already Begun?
This historian thinks so.
Dominic Green
The Bible Is on Trial in Europe
A Finnish parliamentarian quoted the word of God in a social media post. Then she was charged under her country’s Crimes Against Humanity law.
Kara Kennedy
Peace Through Profit: The Problem with Steve Witkoff’s Ukraine Strategy
The president’s dealmaker thinks business can fix any foreign-policy crisis. Putin’s cronies think differently.
Eli Lake
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