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Unworkable Paradox: Build More Nukes to Negotiate Reductions

Daniel Poneman, a former U.S. Secretary of Energy—a position that includes supervision of America’s nuclear weapons—gave a talk called “Prospects for Nuclear Proliferation,” in which he argued that in an ever more dangerous world, the best chance for security is to bolster the U.S. deterrent. In other words, build more...

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Blame Game, Pointing Political Fingers

Jul 28, 2026

On July 16, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller gave an important speech in Washington, D.C. Miller...

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{Donald Trump 's] crude speeches are exactly what angry sectors of the U.S. loved, and they elected him—twice," writes Tom H. Hastings

Trumpster Fire: Don’t Fan the Flames

Jul 21, 2026

I am from Minnesota, and my dad took me canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a...

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Elle Prince, youth winner of the M.F.K. Fisher Emerging Writers Contest, explores memory and family through her essay “Hot Dog.”

‘Hot Dog,’ a Winning Tale of Aroma

Jul 14, 2026

I haven’t had a hot dog in years. I don’t think I mind them or anything, but I grew...

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Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, made clear that ICE will be present at World Cup venues

For the Win, Another Kind of Victory

Jul 7, 2026

Who would have imagined that an international sporting event would be the next battleground in the fight against authoritarian...

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Happy 250, America: A Nation Fails to Show Up to its Own Party

Jun 30, 2026

Unless one counts the “Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250” fracas on the White House lawn as the pinnacle of...

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"The Frightful Cost of War" was conveyed in a popular bubble gum trading card marketed shortly before the advent of World War II.

Chew on This: The Frightful Cost of War and a Bubble Gum Card

Jun 23, 2026

During the four years of World War I, at least 8.5 million combatants were killed, many more were wounded...

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Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, made clear that ICE will be present at World Cup venues

The Taxman Cometh and Billionaires Can Afford It

Jun 16, 2026

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is spending $57 million to defeat a proposed billionaire tax in California. “I fled socialism...

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