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Niall Ferguson: How Great Powers Lose Wars They’re Winning
Nearly 70 years after the Suez Crisis, the United States may have marched into a strikingly similar trap in the Strait of Hormuz.
April 2, 2026
Niall Ferguson
An Afternoon with the Rocket-Watchers
After watching the launch of Artemis II, Evan, who’s in sixth grade, said: ‘It was a lot better than what I imagined!’ He wants to work for NASA one…
April 2, 2026
Frannie Block
I Am an October 8 Jew
While my peers turned on Israel and the Jewish people, I became an unlikely inheritor of our ancient tradition.
April 1, 2026
Olivia Reingold
I Went Undercover in France’s Anti-Israel Movement
What I found is how a mutual hatred for the West, imperialism, and Israel have coalesced around Palestine—a cause for which its devout followers are…
March 31, 2026
Nora Bussigny
Arthur Brooks: Why Your Neighbor Became a Conspiracy Theorist. And Maybe You, Too.
Millions of Americans aren’t just misinformed. They’re searching for coherence in a world that no longer provides it.
March 30, 2026
Arthur Brooks
Tough Love: Am I Wrong to Not Want Kids?
An almost-30-year-old reader writes: ‘Lately I have been wondering if I am making a mistake by deciding not to have kids.’ Our advice columnist weighs…
March 29, 2026
Abigail Shrier
The Radicalization of Calla Walsh
Five years ago, she was a teen wonder in Democratic politics. Now, she’s on a U.S. government watch list.
March 26, 2026
Jay Solomon
This Week in American History: Forged Letters, Fake Prisoners, and a High-Value Target
Long before the Maduro raid, a scrappy U.S. general ran a special operation to catch Philippine rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo—a scheme so bold it still…
March 25, 2026
Jonathan Horn
The Media Sought to Recast Jeffrey Epstein’s Assistant as a Victim. But Was She?
A recent profile of Svetlana ‘Lana’ Pozhidaeva tells one story. Public records and people who knew her tell a more complicated one.
March 25, 2026
Tanya Lukyanova
Niall Ferguson: Brace Yourselves. A Recession Is Coming.
The war in Iran is choking global energy supply. History shows shocks like this rarely end without a recession.
March 24, 2026
Niall Ferguson
Nonviolence in a Violent Age: Coleman Hughes Live in Atlanta
What can today’s activists learn from the discipline, sacrifice, and moral clarity of the civil rights movement?
March 23, 2026
Coleman Hughes
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Tough Love: My Mom Says Gay Men Can’t Raise Kids
‘I know having two dads is different from a dad and a mom,’ writes a 30-year-old reader, ‘but I’m confident in the life I could provide for my future…
March 22, 2026
Abigail Shrier
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