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Ask Me Anything—July 2026
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I usually take a week off in August when my family and I travel to the New Jersey shore for vacation. But this year our...
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A Call for Questions—July 2026
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I usually take a week off in August while my family and I head to the New Jersey shore for vacation. But this year our normal house rental wasn’t available in August. So we’re taking off in mid-July. I always like to run a...
The Populist Right Finds Its Long-Term Goal
Could Trump v. Barbara be the next Roe v. Wade?
To be an “influencer” on the American right in 2026 is to be a screamer—someone who believes his or her livelihood depends on blaring at maximum volume a five-alarm fire at every available op...
Two Cheers for the SCOTUS Term
It could have been far worse than it turned out to be
If you reside entirely within a right-leaning information ecosystem online, you probably think the big story of the just-completed Supreme Court term is the stab-in-the-back betrayal of...
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