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Putin was the missing man at Mar-a-Lago

yesterday 20

Max Boot

Which skilled immigrants does America need? You decide.

yesterday 4

Youyou Zhou

Ben Sasse is exiting the stage far too soon

This is an appreciation, not an obituary; former Republican senator Ben Sasse from Nebraska is still with us. But two days before Christmas, the...

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Jim Geraghty

The Epstein files fiasco was completely foreseeable

Who could have foreseen that the bipartisan trashing of hundreds of years of legal norms to satisfy political demand would not bring the catharsis...

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Jason Willick

As 2025 slinks offstage, at least that’s something to cheer about

What Samuel Johnson said of Milton’s “Paradise Lost” can be said of 2025: No one ever wished it longer. As this year slinks offstage, remember some...

26.12.2025 10

George F. Will

What a slot car racetrack reminded me about Christmas magic

My first encounter with Christmas magic was electric. It happened the year that the racetrack at the top of my list appeared under the tree. For...

24.12.2025 20

Theodore R. Johnson

If you want to understand America, watch ‘Marty Supreme’

If you want to understand America, and understand why much of the rest of the world wants to be us but also can’t stand us sometimes, you need to...

24.12.2025 10

Will Leitch

The Who, Chicago and ’80s galore: My favorite concerts of 2025

As many readers know, I’m on a mission to see all my music heroes live before they depart the stage for good — and to urge you to do the same. This...

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