One failed Republican autopsy was enough
The GOP got Mitt Romney’s loss wrong; why should they get 2022 right?
Japan’s defense revolution
As Europe falters once again, Tokyo is finally taking charge of its own security
Is Xi losing control of China’s zero Covid protests?
It would take both a catastrophic economic collapse and splits in the leadership for the CCP to fall
Is the Biden administration’s ‘non-binary’ hero a thief?
Sam Brinton allegedly stole a piece of checked luggage worth over $2,000
Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy
Lawmakers relish the fact that there is little to no accountability from voters
Hollywood has a crush on female cannibals
What’s behind the industry’s obsession with a new kind of flesh-eater?
The delusion that unites Biden and Macron
Why risk damage to the Franco-American relationship over electric cars?
Will 2023 be the year we discover the truth about Covid’s origins?
It is unthinkable that a credible investigation has not yet been conducted
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’ demand answers from the government
To what extent did the state work with the tech companies to suppress speech?
Kara Kennedy: Harry and Meghan’s Netflix doc is a ‘direct attack on the royal family’
‘This is the total, utmost disrespect’
Nikole Hannah-Jones to join NYT walkout
Despite the fact that the 1619 Project author has not written anything for the paper for over two years
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An unapologetically Jewish Fiddler on the Roof returns to New York
The production balanced the conviction that forward is always best
Shirley Hazzard — so in love with Italy she spoke in arias
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The shock value of Lena Dunham
She was the low-culture Mary Tyler Moore
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Snapshots of Ukraine
It’s getting closer to victory, conserving its strength and moving at its own pace
Big Pickleball is coming for your tennis court
A casual pastime appealing to limited-mobility seniors develops big ambitions
My travels in DeSantisland
I decided to spend some time in the Tampa suburb where he grew up
Murillo the masterful
The Spaniard’s painterly skill outshines his congenital weakness for schmaltz
Colony Grill’s culture remains
What Colony lacks in ash it makes up for with the world’s best pizza, one designed specifically for drinkers
Mike Pompeo prepares for 2024
He has the energy of a politician who believes he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to
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