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Political Violence
Mr. President, Don’t Mock the Dead
Americans have become inured to Trump’s social media taunts. Yet he still finds ways to shock us on occasion.
The Editors
The Hunting of Jews at Bondi Beach
The Bondi massacre was not random violence but fascist barbarism—an act of antisemitic hatred long incubated by denial and cowardice.
Brendan O’Neill
María Corina Machado: The Nobel Prize Speech I Couldn’t Give in Person
Venezuela’s opposition leader has been stuck in hiding for 16 months. On Wednesday, her daughter accepted her Nobel Prize on her behalf—and revealed her…
María Corina Machado
Hate Thy Neighbor: How Progressive D.C. Treats National Guardsmen with Contempt
Before Sarah Beckstrom was shot and killed in an ambush in the capital, she was spat at by locals.
Mary Eberstadt
Nellie Bowles Gets Tough Love from Abigail Shrier
In our inaugural advice column, Abigail Shrier answers: How do you live when you feel like the world is falling apart?
Abigail Shrier
Could Massachusetts Become the First State to Undo Legal Weed?
Marijuana opponents are racking up wins across the country—thanks in part to Kevin Sabet, the bipartisan adviser leading the charge.
Josh Code
Coleman Hughes: How Nick Fuentes Does It
He has slipped into the mainstream by presenting one version of himself to popular podcast hosts and another to his base.
Coleman Hughes
I Served in the CIA’s Zero Units in Afghanistan
So did the Afghan man accused of savagely shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving. We cannot use this horrific act to malign all…
Elliot Ackerman
Would America Be Safer Without the Second Amendment?
Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch face off in our latest live debate on guns in Chicago.
The Free Press
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Democrats Have a Patriotism Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
On the 100th anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s birth, Democrats should reflect on what made the late liberal icon so popular.
Richard D. Kahlenberg and Ruy Teixeira
Iryna Zarutska’s Killer Does Not Deserve to Die
The execution of the schizophrenic man who stabbed a Ukrainian refugee on a train would be an act of cruelty, not justice.
Sally Satel
The Most Frightening Thing About Luigi Mangione
The alleged killer of a healthcare CEO isn’t a right-wing zealot or a leftist radical. He’s something stranger—someone with remarkably normal views…
John H. Richardson
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