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The Campaign to Crush Free Speech in Minnesota
Clashes among ICE, protesters, and politicians are testing Americans’ commitment to open discourse.
Greg Lukianoff
Things Worth Remembering: MLK’s Final Act of Faith
‘Somewhere I read of freedom,’ said Martin Luther King Jr. in the last speech of his life. Most of us today don’t need to read of our rights to know…
Jonathan Eig
The Wrong Lessons from Iran’s Past
Critics of U.S. action to support Iranian protesters have their history wrong, argues Eli Lake.
Eli Lake
The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
Roya Hakakian
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
Tanya Lukyanova
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The Killing of Renee Good—and a City on Edge
Minneapolis is the site of the largest ICE operation in history. Residents have responded by forming neighborhood watch groups. Now one of them is dead.
Olivia Reingold
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
Generation Z Is Tearing Down Entire Nations
Desperate young people are driving world leaders from power. But the revolutionaries have no clue how to replace the old systems.
Martin Gurri
The Trump-Voting Mom Helping Chicago’s Immigrants
We spent the day with Aleah Arundale as she fought to protect her new neighbors against the threat of ICE raids.
Frannie Block and Tanya Lukyanova
14M
This Week in Canada: ‘They Don’t Fear Authority Anymore’
Pro-Palestinian protesters barricade Jewish students in a room at their own meeting; a Remembrance Day tribute to an immigrant who became a war hero…
Rupa Subramanya
Understanding Tyler Robinson’s Motives
Andy Ngo breaks down what the messages on the alleged shooter’s bullet casings mean, why they matter, and how obscure internet culture played a role in…
Josh Code
The Random, Senseless Killing That Was Totally Avoidable
Iryna Zarutska’s killer had at least 14 previous arrests, including robbery and assault, but got one second chance after another.
Maya Sulkin
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