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Fear Is Now Just Part of the Job for Politicians
Many are increasingly worried about a culture that sees them as targets for violence, regardless of their politics.
Tanner Nau
Wikipedia Editors Are Helping Iran Rewrite History
An investigation into Wikipedia editing patterns reveals a yearslong, coordinated campaign to sanitize the Islamic Republic’s human rights record.
Ashley Rindsberg
Niall Ferguson: The Myth of Revolution in Iran
The West wants a revolution in Iran. What’s actually happening is a counterrevolution—and history shows those are usually doomed to fail.
Niall Ferguson
Iranians Take to the Streets. What Comes Next?
Michael Doran and Roya Hakakian on what the protests roiling Iran mean—and what comes next.
The Free Press
Why the West Keeps Failing to Stop Islamist Terrorism
How did extremist ideologies become acceptable—and what can be done?
Rafaela Siewert
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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
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