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Eight Books That Will Change Your Perspective
One of the joys of reading is encountering someone else’s awakening on the page.
One of the joys of reading is encountering someone else’s awakening on the page.
The court is too radical to win even this Supreme Court’s approval, but not too radical to influence it deeply.
What should America’s allies do if the leader of the free world doesn’t care about the free world or want to lead it?
Plus: The search for America’s Atlantis
A poem for Sunday
Dorkiness is the pop star’s core appeal.
“[The Court’s] own power is also enhanced by the fact that it will be judges deciding what are official or unofficial acts.”
Figuring out your personal relationship with sunshine can get complicated.
First ladies have unique influence over their husband’s decision to embark on a presidential campaign, and over the presidency itself.
A military blow isn’t going to make Hezbollah disappear.
In Melbourne, the commentator warned native Australians that immigrants would dispossess them.
Just over a week after the president’s disastrous debate performance, Democratic voters seem down on his chances, and ready for an alternative candidate.
The president told George Stephanopoulos that he’d drop out only if “the Lord Almighty” directed him to do so.
Arthur C. Brooks on the trap of staying on too long
AI-generated images of Jesus Christ looking flagrantly gorgeous are suddenly everywhere on social media.
Becoming the British prime minister means giving top-secret orders—immediately—that could determine the fate of the world.
The president’s age isn’t his problem.
Or rather, does it still have one?
Physicians who care for younger cancer patients are shying away from hard but necessary conversations.
The glossy, aspirational pleasures of Land of Women make for a calming contrast to modern TV’s dystopian programming.