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Trump's National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue

Donald Trump's recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls...

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Josh Hammer

Every Student in America Deserves a Safe Place to Learn | Opinion

Every Student in America Deserves a Safe Place to Learn | Opinion

No matter where you live, every student should be guaranteed a good public education and a shot at the American Dream. But the reality is that too...

friday 2

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Erica Mosca And Ro Khanna

A Wrong Turn in the Indo-Pacific | Opinion

A Wrong Turn in the Indo-Pacific | Opinion

Just a few months ago, U.S.-India relations were on an upswing. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the White House in February 2025,...

friday 3

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Ilan Berman

Redistricting Battles Are Raging—SCOTUS Hasn't Fired Its Shot | Opinion

Redistricting Battles Are Raging—SCOTUS Hasn't Fired Its Shot | Opinion

There has been an enormous amount of press coverage of the battle over gerrymandering in the last month. The first shot was President Donald Trump...

friday 2

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Tom Rogers

The Conservative Case for Climate Resilience | Opinion

The Conservative Case for Climate Resilience | Opinion

On July 4, 2025, 8-year-olds Eloise Peck and Linnie McCown and 9-year-old Lila Bonner went to sleep in the Bubble Inn cabin at Camp Mystic, a...

friday 1

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Daniel Lehewych

Mr. Trump, Stop Pushing India Away | Opinion

Mr. Trump, Stop Pushing India Away | Opinion

The sudden imposition of U.S. tariffs on India has sparked intrigue in the American media landscape. It's a rare occurrence to see India feature in...

friday 2

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Avatans Kumar

Tyra Banks: Remembering Giorgio Armani | Opinion

When I heard the news that Giorgio Armani had passed, my heart dropped. A legend. An icon. A man whose name alone could silence a room. And...

friday 3

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Tyra Banks

Trump's Tariff Gamble Could Trigger a $500B Treasury Crisis | Opinion

Trump's Tariff Gamble Could Trigger a $500B Treasury Crisis | Opinion

President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff authority suffered another devastating blow, with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against his...

04.09.2025 30

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Nicholas Creel

Could the US, France, and the UK Be the Straw That Breaks Maduro's Back?

Could the US, France, and the UK Be the Straw That Breaks Maduro's Back?

President Donald Trump's recent decision to deploy eight warships including a nuclear submarine near Venezuela is the right one. Some might argue...

04.09.2025 5

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Kristina Foltz

Netanyahu's "I Just Did" Moment—Performance Without Real Recognition

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When confronted in a podcast interview with Armenian Assyrian American host Patrick Bet-David, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked...

04.09.2025 2

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Eldad Ben Aharon

Trump Just Lost His Tariff Leverage | Opinion

Trump Just Lost His Tariff Leverage | Opinion

Russia recently launched its second-largest missile barrage on Kyiv since the start of the war. More than 600 missiles and drones, civilian...

04.09.2025 2

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Brett Erickson

The Conversation That America Needs To Have on Transgenderism | Opinion

The Conversation That America Needs To Have on Transgenderism | Opinion

In the pews of the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis, a place of worship was turned into a war zone. A 23-year-old assailant opened fire...

04.09.2025 2

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Josh Hammer

How Can America Stop School Shootings? Newsweek Contributors Debate

Last week two children were killed and 17 people were wounded in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Do we have to accept...

04.09.2025 8

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Newsweek Contributors

Polish National Security Advisor: Poland Needs U.S. Troop Presence

Polish National Security Advisor: Poland Needs U.S. Troop Presence

Today, President Karol Nawrocki begins his historic visit to Washington at the invitation of President Donald Trump—a gesture that speaks volumes...

03.09.2025 1

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Sławomir Cenckiewicz

How the Cult of Victimhood Is Poisoning America | Opinion

How the Cult of Victimhood Is Poisoning America | Opinion

Nothing carries more weight in America today than victimhood. It can excuse violence, erase accountability, and even recast killers as heroes. We...

03.09.2025 10

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Jonathan Alpert

Stop Treating Youth With Militarized Suspicion | Opinion

Stop Treating Youth With Militarized Suspicion | Opinion

The children of Washington, D.C., deserve better from their president. The same goes for Chicago's children. And Los Angeles'. And Baltimore's. And...

03.09.2025 3

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Geordie Mcclelland

Summer's Over but AI's Demand for Electricity Remains Hot | Opinion

Summer's Over but AI's Demand for Electricity Remains Hot | Opinion

The numbers are always in the billions when it comes to AI: $500 billion for OpenAI's Stargate Project; nearly $2 billion for the U.S. government's...

03.09.2025 2

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Leeza Garber And Gail Gottehrer

Veteran: We Lied to You About What Happened in Afghanistan | Opinion

Veteran: We Lied to You About What Happened in Afghanistan | Opinion

Just over four years ago, the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan rapidly collapsed, marking the end of a two-decade effort to transform the...

03.09.2025 1

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Dan Fisher

Khan Academy Founder: Teachers Matter More Than Ever | Opinion

Khan Academy Founder: Teachers Matter More Than Ever | Opinion

I've spent nearly two decades building technology to personalize education, including some of the earliest AI-powered tutoring systems. So it may...

02.09.2025 20

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Sal Khan

Trump's Fed Firing Must Fail, For All Our Sakes | Opinion

Trump's Fed Firing Must Fail, For All Our Sakes | Opinion

The Federal Reserve manages interest rates for borrowing money in America. If it's too easy to borrow, you get higher prices at the supermarket. If...

02.09.2025 4

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Thomas G. Moukawsher 

Trump Promised an Antiwar Presidency. He's Delivered the Opposite | Opinion

Trump Promised an Antiwar Presidency. He's Delivered the Opposite | Opinion

It's hard to believe now, but Donald Trump once promised to be an antiwar president. "I'm not going to start a war," he said when he won reelection....

02.09.2025 10

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Azadeh Shahshahani And Khury Petersen-Smith

Trump's America Is Starting To Look Like a Banana Republic | Opinion

Trump's America Is Starting To Look Like a Banana Republic | Opinion

As a native Peruvian who has spent more than three decades writing about Latin American economics and politics, I'm familiar with heavy-handed...

02.09.2025 5

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Alvaro Vargas Llosa

Mail-Order Abortion Drugs Risk Turning 'Choice' Into Coercion | Opinion

Mail-Order Abortion Drugs Risk Turning 'Choice' Into Coercion | Opinion

For decades, America's abortion debate has been framed as a clash between the "pro-choice" and "pro-life" camps. But what if many women are not...

01.09.2025 10

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Christa Brown