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Douthat: Conservatives have a point on Kimmel; Trump misses it
Rather than oversee a correction on civic responsibility, Trump wants those institutions to serve him.
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Schwab: Weaponization of an atrocity invites atrocity
Past leaders sought to unite Americans in times of tumult; Trump is using tragedy to further his aims.
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Comment: We’re losing our culture of argument and its purpose
We’re losing an understanding of the purpose of Socratic argument and learning what we don’t know.
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Saunders: The ‘bad actors’ virtue-signaling opposition to Israel
Film workers signed a petition in support of Palestinians but ignore who is responsible for the war.
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Welch: State’s climate act hides cost to gas and its spending
The CCA is at least partly to blame for the highest gas price in the U.S. Is it…
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Friedman: Peace that Trump should seek is in his own land
It’s in his power to call for his political allies and opponents to stand together and speak against…
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Harrop: Murder can’t be erased; why lighten its sentences?
Yes, mental illness by those convicted of violence should be treated. But should release follow?
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Stephens: Recognizing Palestine does nothing for Palestinians
It and other virtue signaling that condemns Israel fosters antisemitism and offers no hope for resolution.
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Saunders: Even if RFK Jr. wrong on vaccines, he’s right on autonomy
Americans understand what the covid vaccines offer; they can decide whether to get the jab or not.
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Krsitof: Russia’s drone incursion into Poland demands response
The U.S. and NATO can’t let Putin’s testing of boundaries go with only indignant social media posts.
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Schwab: Flattery gets one everything if you’re Putin or Trump
Putin puffed up Trump to get what he wanted; Trump has made puffery the coin of his realm.
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Klein: Charlie Kirk lived for the right to argue; we all should
You don’t have to agree with any of his opinions to see the danger to all in his…
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Douthat: Why Charlie Kirk’s message resonated with young right
His was a different kind of campus conservatism, both rebellious, relaxed and approachable.
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Douthat: Trump’s imperial presidency may not end with him
Unless Congress or the Supreme Court rein him in, the next president, regardless of party, benefits.
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Burke: The familiar adjectives of Lawrence of Arabia
The title character’s admonition to Sherif Ali — silly, greedy, barbarous and cruel — seems apt right now.
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Harrop: Even the tourists are tired of crowds of tourists
And some seem more interested in making social media posts than actually enjoying the sights and culture.
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Harrop: The secession of Blue America from Red has begun
This may be how it starts; with like-minded states setting policy that was once federal domain.
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Kristof: A genocide that no one disputes, nor moves to end
Ethnic cleansing in Sudan has killed at least 400,000. No one seems motivated to end it.
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Goldberg: Epstein’s victims won’t let Trump push their story aside
‘Secrecy only allows for conspiracy theorists to tell lies that drives up our anxiety and fears,’ warned one.