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Want To Stop Mamdani? It's Time To Get Serious | Opinion

Want To Stop Mamdani? It's Time To Get Serious | Opinion

As of right now, Zohran Mamdani is the overwhelming favorite to be elected mayor of New York. Beyond his appeal to many New Yorkers on a variety of...

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Tom Rogers

Why Peace One Day Is More Urgent Than Ever | Opinion

Why Peace One Day Is More Urgent Than Ever | Opinion

Conflict is raging across a precarious world. The delicate balance of power that emerged from the 20th century's great wars appears to be...

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Jeremy Gilley

GOP Rep: Let's Recognize the Patriots Who Defend Our Border | Opinion

GOP Rep: Let's Recognize the Patriots Who Defend Our Border | Opinion

Sovereignty defines the nation state, and sovereignty is defined by defensible borders. The United States is a sovereign nation with defensible...

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Riley Moore

Your Financial Portfolio Might Be Funding Immigration Prisons | Opinion

Your Financial Portfolio Might Be Funding Immigration Prisons | Opinion

Rats running across sandwich bread. Seventy people in a crowded bunk room without air conditioning with outside temperatures nearing 90 degrees. A...

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Kerry Kennedy And Alanah Odoms

It's Time to Restore American Leadership on International Religious Freedom

It's Time to Restore American Leadership on International Religious Freedom

In February, following President Donald Trump's inauguration, I was in a packed International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit auditorium when Vice...

14.08.2025 1

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Miles P. J. Windsor

The New Pragmatism Reshaping Syria, and the Risks Ahead | Opinion

The New Pragmatism Reshaping Syria, and the Risks Ahead | Opinion

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa didn't take office through an election. He took it after a dominant military victory. His forces swept into...

14.08.2025 3

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Brett Erickson

Hungary Offers Model for Conservative Higher Ed Reform | Opinion

Hungary Offers Model for Conservative Higher Ed Reform | Opinion

Across the West, universities have ceased to be neutral institutions. Once dedicated to the pursuit of truth, they have become fortresses of...

14.08.2025 2

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Ilya Shapiro And Charles Yockey

Trump Is Deploying the National Guard to D.C.—Power Grab or Public Safety?

President Donald Trump announced he would deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and assume control of the city's police force. Was this...

13.08.2025 2

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Newsweek Contributors

Mail Workers Union Leader: U.S. Postal Service Is Not for Sale | Opinion

Mail Workers Union Leader: U.S. Postal Service Is Not for Sale | Opinion

Growing up near the Boston Post Road, I never appreciated that I had the early postal system to thank for this old thoroughfare between New York...

13.08.2025 2

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Mark Dimondstein

The UK Shows How Not To Do Online Age Verification | Opinion

The UK Shows How Not To Do Online Age Verification | Opinion

The first week of implementation for the U.K.'s Online Safety Act (OSA) has been anything but smooth. Upon going into effect on July 25, popular...

13.08.2025 2

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James Czerniawski

These Billionaires Pledged To Give Away Wealth. Most Are Getting Wealthier

These Billionaires Pledged To Give Away Wealth. Most Are Getting Wealthier

The Giving Pledge just turned 15. Bill Gates, Melinda French, and Warren Buffett founded the Pledge in August 2010 to boost charitable giving among...

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Chuck Collins And Bella Devaan

Bomb Threats, Deep Fakes, and Cyber Threats Target Our Elections | Opinion

Bomb Threats, Deep Fakes, and Cyber Threats Target Our Elections | Opinion

American democracy runs on a simple promise: your vote matters. But that promise means nothing if foreign adversaries can hack our systems, if bomb...

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Chris Deluzio And Brian Lemek

Dean Cain Doesn't Understand Superman | Opinion

Dean Cain Doesn't Understand Superman | Opinion

Dean Cain, who donned the Superman cape in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark, recently announced he'll be working with ICE. The irony is so thick...

12.08.2025 2

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Nicholas Creel

Trump's Assault on D.C. Is a Grave Threat to Democracy | Opinion

Trump's Assault on D.C. Is a Grave Threat to Democracy | Opinion

President Donald Trump is federalizing control of the local police and deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., to further his...

12.08.2025 1

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Robert Weissman And Lisa Gilbert

Holding Corporations Accountable for Climate Disasters | Opinion

Holding Corporations Accountable for Climate Disasters | Opinion

Weeks after the deadly floods in central Texas, searches were still underway for those who were lost. The radiating effects of this disaster will...

12.08.2025 5

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Brigid Shea

Democratic Socialism So White? | Opinion

Democratic Socialism So White? | Opinion

In June, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member, achieved a stunning victory in New York City's ranked-choice...

12.08.2025 6

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Jerel Ezell And Sugy Choi

How To Protect Users' Privacy from Tech Corporations | Opinion

How To Protect Users' Privacy from Tech Corporations | Opinion

The concept of privacy is foundational to our constitutional democracy. The Fourth Amendment prevents unlawful searches and seizures. The Fifth...

11.08.2025 6

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Joel Thayer

The Right Keeps Getting Social Security Disastrously Wrong | Opinion

The Right Keeps Getting Social Security Disastrously Wrong | Opinion

As Yogi Berra put it, "it's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." He could have added, "and especially in politics." Still,...

11.08.2025 3

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Matt Robison

Why OSINT Must Be a Cornerstone of U.S. National Security | Opinion

Why OSINT Must Be a Cornerstone of U.S. National Security | Opinion

Many often joke about the amount of information a teenager can gather if you give them a phone, a piece of ambiguous information, and 20 minutes....

11.08.2025 2

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Ann Wagner

Our Government's Fearful Umpires | Opinion

Our Government's Fearful Umpires | Opinion

Imagine if a baseball umpire feared they'd be fired for calling a strike against a Yankee batter. Would you have confidence in the fairness of the...

11.08.2025 1

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Mark Lee Greenblatt

Ghislaine Maxwell Holds Key to Trump's Murdoch Lawsuit—and Her Jail Cell

Ghislaine Maxwell Holds Key to Trump's Murdoch Lawsuit—and Her Jail Cell

In case you haven't noticed, there is nothing more important to President Donald Trump than enriching himself. The uproar over releasing the...

11.08.2025 4

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Thomas G. Moukawsher