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Pride and Polarization
The dating scene highlights a deeper crisis in our politics.
Apr 12
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Haisten Willis
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The Strategic and Moral Disaster of Trump’s Outlandish Threats
And more from this week…
Apr 10
•
Oren Cass
and
Daniel Kishi
26
33
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Neither Girlboss, Nor Tradwife with Emma Waters
How today's young conservative women are rethinking work, family, and ambition.
Apr 10
•
Oren Cass
and
Emma Waters
4
1
1
43:39
A Great Wall Around China
Overlooked by critics, the Trump administration is quietly building a containment architecture on trade.
Apr 9
•
Daniel Kishi
39
34
6
The Long Shadow of ‘The Population Bomb’
Reversing anti-human doomerism will be a decades-long project.
Apr 8
•
Patrick T Brown
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29
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AI Could Fix Higher Education by Breaking It
College degrees may prove worthless in the age of artificial intelligence. That’s not a bad thing.
Apr 6
•
Robert Bellafiore
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28
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An Indefensible Increase in Defense Spending
And more from this week…
Apr 3
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Oren Cass
and
Daniel Kishi
30
19
5
The Delusion of a Transatlantic Economic Divorce
A year after Liberation Day, Washington and Brussels are still fighting each other—not China.
Apr 2
•
Sander Tordoir
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27
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The Investment Trump’s Trade Agenda Demands
The administration has laid strong foundations for revitalizing the U.S. industrial base. But the next steps can’t wait.
Apr 1
•
Julius Krein
25
10
8
March 2026
How to Celebrate Liberation Day
A guide to the festivities—and the work that remains.
Mar 29
•
Oren Cass
23
10
5
Liberation Day, One Year Later
A very special Understanding America collector’s edition
Mar 27
•
Daniel Kishi
and
Oren Cass
24
7
5
Fixing Finance with Rohit Chopra
Can consumer protection address the excesses of online sports betting, prediction markets, and beyond?
Mar 27
•
Oren Cass
and
Rohit Chopra
2
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39:32
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