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Caitlin Flanagan: Pray for America
I was born in the era of assassinations. But when I saw the news of the shooting in Washington, I barely scrolled. That’s how I know we’ve reentered an…
Caitlin Flanagan
Douglas Murray: There’s a Reason the Shooter’s Manifesto Sounded Familiar
The accusations shouted by protesters outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner didn’t stay outside. Neither did the logic behind them.
Douglas Murray
The American Way Is Under Fire
A shooter on Saturday threatened the president, his administration, and our country’s free press. It was only the latest assault on the foundations of…
The Editors
Luxury Crimes at ‘The New York Times.’ ‘I Was Targeted by the SPLC.’ Plus. . .
Mike Doran on the economic war with Iran. Claudia Oshry on ‘Second Thought.’ Crypto billionaire CZ on jail, Trump, and bitcoin. And more.
The Free Press
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is Vain. Trump Will Fit Right In.
The point of the dinner is to mingle journalists with stars. There’s no noble mission there for Trump to denigrate.
James Kirchick
The Weekend Press: Go Ahead, Judge My Parenting!
Plus: A 103-year-old wellness guru spills her secret. Two drinks with the Christian leader who’s not sure ‘whether J.D. Vance is a true believer.’ Suzy…
The Free Press
It’s Casey Neistat’s World—We’re Just Living In It
‘Second Thought’ is a podcast now! And my first guest is the original YouTuber. . .
Suzy Weiss
Actually, Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ Enemy
Democrats should go on his show—and stand up for Democratic values.
Peter Savodnik
I Wrote a Book About Censorship. Then People Tried to Censor It.
A day after I published a book on the government-tech control of information, a positive review of it disappeared online. It was the epitome of the very…
Jacob Siegel
Why the West Won’t Call This a Holy War
The conflict with Iran didn’t begin three weeks ago; it is the continuation of a decades-long religious war to weaken the West and eliminate Israel.
Yardena Schwartz
The Rise of the News Avoider
Across the Western world, people are checking out of the media. But it may say more about the media than it does about them.
Suzy Weiss
Ben Shapiro: Criticism Isn’t Censorship
Calling figures like Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson ‘cowardly’ or ‘unhinged’ isn’t censorship. It’s part of the normal give-and-take of political…
Ben Shapiro
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