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Confessions of an AI Skeptic
The artificial-intelligence revolution is coming. Should we welcome or dread it?
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The Philosophical Roots of Illiberal Movements
A preview of what I’m going to say about immigration at an important conference taking place next month in Washington, D.C.
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How Will We Know We’ve Become an Autocracy?
It's not as simple as waiting for a Big Moment at which Trump defies the Supreme Court or breaks the law
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Ten Theses for Liberals on Sex and Gender
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The Singularly Appalling Republican Party
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MAGA's Downward Moral Spiral
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The Other Rally at the Garden
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No Silver Linings
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It’s the Fall That’s Gonna Kill You
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Independence Day, 2025
Patriotic words and music from my battered and shattered American heart
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One Step Closer to Constitutional Rupture
Reflections on the meaning of Trump v. CASA
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The Mamdani Model
Democrats may have finally found a young, charismatic candidate who can show the party how to campaign like populists
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Trump Bombs Iran, "TACO" Hardest Hit
Ten thoughts on the president’s decision to join Israel’s war
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The Ineducable GOP
How (and how much) have Republicans changed since the debacle of the Iraq War?
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Our Real-World Worst-Case Scenario
Donald Trump is acting like he wants to provoke a conflagration to serve as a pretext for a seizure of dictatorial power
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A Chilling Prediction by Leo Strauss
Today’s post-liberals hate liberalism but lack a coherent alternative.
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Notes from the Middleground
Notes from the Middleground
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