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Fly-Fishing with Dick Cheney
In 2008, Matt Labash landed a rare interview with the VP through their shared love of fly-fishing—a sport, one guide said, that might’ve made Americans…
Matt Labash
The Return of the Luddites
America and Europe used to worship innovation. Now we’re afraid of it. What happens when a civilization stops believing in progress?
Noah Smith
Remembering Jane Goodall
Goodall’s protégé Richard W. Wrangham says she taught him to ‘trust your own judgment, and not be bullied by the constraints of received wisdom.’
Evan Gardner
What Ukraine Is Teaching Worcester, Massachusetts
When the war-torn nation partnered with sister cities across the U.S., it expected aid from the Americans. No one anticipated that help would go in the…
Aidan G. Stretch
This Week in Canada: A Walk in the Woods Might Cost You $28,872.50
From land acknowledgments to eviction notices, cracks in Canada’s censorship regime, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: Trump Sparks a ‘Three-Alarm Fire’ for Canadian Manufacturers
Canada’s anti-terrorist chief stands up for a suspected terrorist, not-so-crazy talk about an invasion, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa…
Rupa Subramanya
Progressives Against Progress
Whether it’s on identity, economics, or merit, the American left is no longer committed to progress. Can it return to the universal values on which it…
Ruy Teixeira
What Dead Birds Have to Do with the End of Europe
Throughout Europe, cratering birth rates and an accelerating brain drain are converging into a demographic crisis. You can see it now in the dying…
Josephine de La Bruyère
The Texas Floods Were an Avoidable Tragedy
This weekend, disaster struck one of the nation’s most flood-prone areas, where centuries of data show casualties were foreseeable and preventable.
Roger Pielke Jr.
Will Trump Keep Public Lands in Public Hands?
We live in a nation where anyone, rich or poor, has access to such a beautiful diversity of landscapes. The president must block any attempts to change…
Steven Rinella
The Government Is Coming for Our Wilderness. The Falconers Aren’t Happy.
The president’s Big Beautiful Bill threatens not only the environment but also certain Americans’ constitutional right to hunt.
Rachel Dickinson
Smells Like Green Spirit
New York City’s new eco-policy mixes food scraps with sewage and burns the result. It’s not what residents had in mind.
Josh Code
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