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Niall Ferguson: What Comes After Trump’s ‘Surgical Strikes’?
As Kissinger often said, every success in foreign policy is just an admission ticket to the next crisis.
Niall Ferguson
Trump Keeps His Promise on Iran. The World Is Safer for It.
The president warned that he wouldn’t tolerate a nuclear Iran. He meant what he said.
The Editors
Suzy Weiss: If Kamala Harris Were President. . .
Plus: A musical that imagines Anne Frank as pansexual and Latinx. No, really.
Suzy Weiss
I Taught My Students the ‘Iliad.’ Then They Went to War.
Ancient war stories become startlingly modern in classrooms filled with soldiers returning from battle.
Ido Hevroni
The End of Youth Gender Transition?
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states can restrict the ability of minors to get transition treatment. It’s long overdue.
Emily Yoffe
Niall Ferguson: America Is in a Late Republic Stage—Like Rome
The historian and Free Press columnist on why America makes a terrible imperial power, how we got ourselves into Cold War II, and why the real culture…
Nathan Gardels
Andrew Roberts: Trump’s Churchillian Choice at Fordow
History has taught us a clear lesson: Believe the threats of dictators.
Andrew Roberts
Special Edition: The War That Could Change the World
All you need to read to make sense of the conflict in the Middle East, with Niall Ferguson, Masih Alinejad, Amit Segal, Eli Lake, Matthew Continetti…
Bari Weiss
The Ultimate Deception: How Trump and Bibi Outfoxed Iran
In a world of diplomatic doublespeak, hypocrisy, and strategic ambiguity, Trump and Netanyahu simply said what they meant.
Michael Doran
Michael Oren: Is Israel About to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?
In Tel Aviv, it sure feels like it. Meantime, the world watches anxiously to see if Netanyahu will defy Trump and act alone.
Michael Oren
Could You Live Without a Computer? I Can.
I no longer feel distracted, manipulated, or judged. I’m not living in the digital realm anymore. These days, my real life is all I have.
August Lamm
What Makes Europe Better than America?
We’re wealthier. They’re healthier. But who’s the winner?
Chris Arnade
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