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Will a blue wave sweep the South? Jennifer Palmieri explains why it might

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Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israeli & U.S. interests are 'identical'

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Vibing with Adam Grant: How can we forge strong connections in a lonely world?

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Sen. Thom Tillis on Trump's sycophants—and his biggest regret

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Danny Meyer on the secret sauce of hospitality

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Is American foreign policy for sale? Anne Applebaum on Trump’s ‘empire of grift’

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‘You don't want to bet against the United States’: Dambisa Moyo on the economy in the age of AI

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Where is the off-ramp? Spencer Cox on defusing America’s crisis of polarization

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Salman Rushdie’s second act: 'My interest now is to lead the life that is mine to lead'

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Why should anyone trust Marjorie Taylor Greene now?

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What does one of America’s most powerful CEOs think business owes the country?

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A defense of democratic socialism from House candidate Melat Kiros

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Justice Neil Gorsuch on the heroes of 1776 and the future of American democracy

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Ret. Gen. Stan McChrystal on the role of the military and the responsibilities of citizens

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Can public education be fixed? Success Academy's Eva Moskowitz thinks yes

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America at 250 with Justice Neil Gorsuch, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Gen. Stan McChrystal (Ret.)

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Melissa Murray’s strict scrutiny of the Constitution

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‘Arrogance’ in Iran? Former IDF intelligence chief Tamir Hayman assesses the war plan

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Ryan Holiday and Jim Mattis on Stoicism and leadership in America

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Living with loss: Danielle Crittenden shares ‘Dispatches from Grief’

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Built to last? America at 250 with Yuval Levin and Jeffrey Rosen

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Ben McKenzie’s warning about crypto: ‘All hell will eventually break loose’

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Lanhee Chen on fixing America’s broken health care system

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Can Congress be fixed? A Firing Line forum with Philip Wallach and Oona Hathaway

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General Jim Mattis and Ryan Holiday on the war in Iran and Stoicism in the military

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Iran: The road to war

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Mark Cuban wants to ‘f- up the entire healthcare industry’

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Jon Meacham on ‘American Struggle’ and the pursuit of a more perfect union

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A brave new world of media and politics: Natalie Winters and Adam Mockler

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Policing a city on ICE: Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O’Hara

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Is anti-Zionism the new antisemitism? Activist and author Noa Tishby says yes

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on ICE raids and brutal budget battles

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Rep. Jim Clyburn tells the cautionary tale of ‘The First Eight’

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Elliott Abrams makes the case for a democratic Venezuela

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Bari Weiss on the ‘perfect storm’ fueling antisemitism in America

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Rob Reiner’s 2019 warning about the fate of American democracy

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Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on Trump’s second-term National Security Strategy

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Assessing William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy with biographer Sam Tanenhaus

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Robert George and Cornel West: Revisiting a conversation with an ideological odd couple

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Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus on the rise of the creator economy

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Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on ‘The American Revolution’

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Andrew Ross Sorkin on the 1929 crash, the Depression, and Herbert Hoover’s legacy

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Autocracy and democracy in the age of Trump with former Amb. Michael McFaul

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Andrew Cuomo on his mayoral run, Mamdani’s ideas, and taking on Trump

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Anthony Kennedy: Democracy would be in danger if a president defies the Supreme Court

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Can technology save democracy? Taiwan’s cyber ambassador Audrey Tang thinks so

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Former AG Alberto Gonzales: 'Without the rule of law, we have no democracy'

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‘Food security is national security,’ says the World Food Programme’s Cindy McCain

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Extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Charlie Kirk and America’s political violence problem

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John Malone says the current state of media ‘is not good for democracy’

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Sen. Chris Coons warns American prosperity and security are ‘profoundly at risk’

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Biographer Sam Tanenhaus on the life and legacy of William F. Buckley Jr.

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NY GOP Rep. Mike Lawler on being a blue state Republican

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Economist Jessica Riedl on Trump’s tariffs, a looming debt crisis, and ‘spending cut theater’

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin on her war plan, Democrats’ divisions, and MAGA’s Epstein drama

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Mike Pence says the Trump administration is ‘not acting in a manner consistent with the law’

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GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Iran, Medicaid cuts, and her “lonely” place in Trump’s GOP

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WSJ columnist Jason Riley says affirmative action stifles Black achievement

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Marketcraft and the Meta antitrust trial, with Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes

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Godmother of AI Dr. Fei-Fei Li on the ‘double-edged sword’ of artificial intelligence

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Historian Niall Ferguson on Trump’s tariffs, Ukraine, and China

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Lessons in grief and gratitude with Kelsey Grammer

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Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer defends Trump’s tariffs

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Changing the recipe – and changing the world – with José Andrés

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The trouble with tariffs, with conservative economist Glenn Hubbard

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Challenges to journalism in the age of Trump: A Firing Line forum

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Author Lawrence Perelman looks back on his friendship with William F. Buckley Jr.

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NYT columnist Ross Douthat on Trump and the new post-post-Cold War era

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Trump, tariffs, and tax cuts

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Who will pay Trump’s tariffs? A Firing Line forum with Jeff Ferry and Scott Lincicome

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The real way to DOGE: Will Marshall and Philip K. Howard on Elon Musk’s deep state blitz

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A Surgeon General's Warning: Dr. Richard Carmona on RFK Jr.’s nomination

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'Time for Democratic outrage’: Mike Murphy and James Carville on the new Trump era

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Newt Gingrich takes on GOP skepticism of legal immigration

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Fox analyst Juan Williams: ‘We are at a critical juncture in terms of race’

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Defying a dictator: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Katya Snytsina, and Natalia Kaliada

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Peggy Noonan: GOP senators ‘will regret it’ if they don’t serve as check on Trump

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Journalists under attack abroad: Alsu Kurmasheva, Maria Ressa, and Jonathan Munro

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The Fight to Free Jimmy Lai: Sebastien Lai and attorney Jonathan Price

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AEI’s Kori Schake on the ‘genuine risk’ and potential upside of Trump 2.0 foreign policy

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Jon Meacham on what Trump’s reelection means for the soul of the nation

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H.R. McMaster: America is electing a wartime president

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Counting the vote: A bipartisan panel on voting, elections & Elon Musk

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Gov. Josh Shapiro says the 2024 race is a ‘jump ball’ in Pennsylvania

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Condoleezza Rice on Israel, Ukraine, and the perils of American isolationism

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GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan vows to ‘stand up to the crazy’ on both sides

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Hillary Clinton braces for an October surprise, warns of Trump 2.0 threat

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‘I’d be a fool to dredge that up’: Bill O’Reilly faces questions about harassment settlements

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Fmr. Trump economic adviser: Harris agenda is ‘consistent with the socialist playbook’

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California Sen. Alex Padilla makes the case for Kamala Harris

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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says America is ‘over ruled’

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GOP Sen. and combat vet Joni Ernst on Ukraine, antisemitism, and restoring civility

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Why the 2024 election will be free and fair, according to three experts

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James Carville says Democrats are ‘in a better position’ with Harris instead of Biden

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Is the 2024 race over? Only if Dems stick with Biden, Mike Murphy says

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China wants to ‘render the United States irrelevant,’ says former NSC official Matt Pottinger

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Author Edward O’Keefe on the ‘unsung’ women behind Theodore Roosevelt

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Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres on the ‘fundamental problem’ with the progressive movement

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Dan Senor defends Israel after war crimes accusations: No war has been more ‘scrutinized’

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George Conway explains why ‘narcissistic sociopath’ Trump is unfit for office