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Confessions of a Former Jihadist
Maya Sulkin
51M
‘Love Island’ Fans Are Awful
The contestants are young, dumb, and unbelievably hot. Yet spectators demand that none of them ever, ever made a teenage mistake on the internet.
Kara Kennedy
Does Sydney Sweeney Make You Uncomfortable?
Good.
Suzy Weiss
Alexa, Stop Recording Me
A new anti-surveillance device blew up on social media, promising to stop digital recorders in their tracks. But does it actually work?
Josh Code
Meet the Internet’s New Iran Expert—Who Thinks the Illuminati Run the World
Xueqin Jiang, a researcher at Harvard, believes that a coalition of Freemasons, Jesuits, and members of a defunct Jewish cult are conspiring to rule the…
River Page
Can We Stop Trying to Cancel the ’00s?
Plus, why is the internet obsessed with Clavicular? New music from Lana Del Rey. And more!
River Page
Confessions of a Former Alt-Right Extremist
Years before Richard Hanania became known as a respected political commentator, he was active in extremist corners of the internet, where he voiced…
Maya Sulkin
51M
The Right-Wing Troll Who Would Be Governor. Plus. . .
Mark Hyman says Big Food is killing children. Natan Sharansky on what we owe Jimmy Lai. The liberal podcaster espousing hate against evangelical…
The Free Press
The Boys Breaking Their Bones to Be Hotter
In online forums for ‘looksmaxxers,’ teenage boys share tips on how to get jacked, sharpen your jawline, and suppress your appetite with meth.
River Page
Sydney Sweeney, Inc.
Her viral response to the famous jeans ad captures the new superstar economy—where charisma trumps ideology and markets reward defiance.
Tyler Cowen
The Meltdown at Heritage—and the Fight for MAGA’s Future
Staffers are up in arms after Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes. The clash is a sign of…
Eli Lake
The Chess World Just Lost Its Best Ambassador
Given Daniel Naroditsky’s sense of fair play, his decency, and his intellectual honesty, perhaps the chess world did not deserve him. But we got him…
Coleman Hughes
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