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America’s Anniversary Is About More Than Trump. What Have We Actually Agreed to with Iran? Plus. . .
River Page reports from the crowd at UFC Freedom 250. Sam Quinones on why LA will miss Spencer Pratt. Matthew Campbell dives into the world of stolen…
The Free Press
Don’t Dismiss Spencer Pratt’s Loss
The former reality TV star lost his bid for Los Angeles mayor, but his blunt talk about meth, fentanyl, and homelessness changed the conversation around…
Sam Quinones
New York Needs Gustavo Dudamel
The New York Philharmonic has spent years chasing politics and prestige. The celebrated conductor will bring back the one thing that matters: music.
Liel Leibovitz
California Won’t Die Without a Fight
One-party rule won’t last forever. Tuesday’s primaries showed that a large share of Californians are desperate for an alternative to the state’s…
Peter Savodnik
Caitlin Flanagan: Pratt Daddy’s Revenge
How did Spencer Pratt, reality TV star and ‘healing’ crystal salesman, become the ‘adult in the room’ in the LA mayor’s race?
Caitlin Flanagan
Everything Is Reality TV. And Spencer Pratt Knows It.
The reality-TV villain turned mayoral candidate just used the same tactics that once made him infamous to produce one of the most effective, viral…
Liel Leibovitz
Spencer Pratt Is the Former Reality Star Taking On Karen Bass
He says homelessness, illegal immigrant crime, and LA’s response to the fires that destroyed his home persuaded him that he can lead better than the…
Peter Savodnik
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Everything I Owned Burned
After the Eaton wildfire destroyed nearly every possession I owned, I became obsessed with replacing what I lost—until I realized the fixation itself…
Meghan Daum
The California Fire That the World Forgot
Just 30 miles away from the Palisades, Altadena quietly tries to move on.
Jack Burke
The Suspected LA Arsonist and the Rise of the Nihilistic Violent Extremists
Prosecutors say that Jonathan Rinderknecht, the Uber driver accused of starting the Palisades fire, is part of a new class of angry young men.
Peter Savodnik
The Los Angeles Dodgers Are America’s Team
You might find the Dodgers hard to root for in the World Series. Here’s why you should do it anyway.
Peter Savodnik
Ben Shapiro: The Most Dangerous Force in America Is Envy
Our country’s deepest divide isn’t between red and blue. It’s between Lions and Scavengers. Let me explain.
Ben Shapiro
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