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National Divorce Is Expensive, But It's Worth Every Penny
The National Divorce discussion prepares the ground for crucial thinking about what comes next in America, as the country grows even more divided…
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David Reaboi
Ukraine and the NGO Archipelago
Western oligarchs funded an ecosystem of influence in order to pull Ukraine into Europe, setting it on a collision course with Russia. Plus: Epic…
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David Reaboi
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A Whimper, Not a Bang: Where Was Antifa After Trump's Victory?
The Democrats had gone to the edge of American discourse — beyond which is the disintegration of normal political life — and then, when they’d been…
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David Reaboi
A Few Good Reasons to Hate Liz Cheney
The appeal of the Bush-era martyr and cuckold complex in politics.
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David Reaboi
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Kids Today Don't Want to Drive, and I'll Never Understand It
Rather than simply a quirky feature of digital life, this is a terrible shift in what it means to be young in America. Plus: Edu Lobo's "Cantiga de…
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American Conservatives Look to Hungary Because Their Own Leaders Have Failed
Speech at CPAC Budapest about Hungary's insistence on its own particularity. Plus: Two early '80s Djavan records that somehow sound both dated and…
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David Reaboi
Autonomy for Red America, Part 1
Autonomy is separateness, but it is also self-sufficiency. Physical separation won't eliminate the need for institutions required to sustain Red…
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David Reaboi
How the New Right Can Subvert the Media's 'Villainous Ensemble' Narrative
Knowing what the end product of a journalist’s effort will look like can guide how to deal with him or her–and how to leverage that insight into a…
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David Reaboi
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Robert E. Lee at Year Zero
In a civil war, the goal of the victor is establishing his peace, which must come with a reasonable—and humble—narrative for those who have been…
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David Reaboi
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"Stop Yelling Stop" and Check the Time
It's 2021, and Jonah Goldberg has nothing interesting to say.
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David Reaboi
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9/11/2001 +20
The expansion of government power used to deal with the very real threat of al Qaeda and other terror groups were, eventually, turned on other…
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David Reaboi
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The Unbearable Whiteness of American Jews
As “whiteness” becomes code for “evil,” many Jews are understandably—but misguidedly—fleeing the label. Plus: Wayne Shorter's killer Blue Note album…
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David Reaboi
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