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Has World War III Already Started?

Spheres of conflict have multiplied and are merging. Meanwhile, the West is a mess.

The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough

More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?

Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability?

The damage was real and long-lasting.

I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.

It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.

Bros and Their Foes

Democrats and Republicans are both playing with fire.

Fauci and the Democrats Have a Lot to Answer For

Would you rather be famous or infamous?

A Blunt Warning for Israel

Jewish terrorism is also a threat to Zionism.

How Can Anyone Trust This Crew With Anything?

JD Vance isn’t going to save us. Neither is Pete Hegseth.

Call the Veep, Agent Mulder!

Have the “space Jews” come to get us at last?

JD Vance Is ‘Entirely Plastic’

JD Vance and Lindsey Graham both went from “never Trump” to MAGA loyalists. But the Opinion columnist Bret Stephens argues on “The Opinions” that the difference between them is that Graham held on to his core beliefs and got things done, while Vance has made a name for himself by endorsing “whatever suits a political moment.”

The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now

This week: the Todd Blanche hearing, Lindsey Graham’s legacy and progressive infighting.

The Odyssey, by Donald Trump

The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is.

Lindsey Graham’s Choice

Would the world have been safer if Graham hadn’t cozied up to Trump?

Graham Platner Is Not the Only One Getting His Comeuppance

The questions his political demise raises go far beyond Maine.

Democratic Socialists Are on the Rise. We’ve Seen This Movie Before.

Mainstream party leaders can’t dodge a fight with their left.

Rays of Hope in Dark Times

It’s time to update Learned Hand’s great “Spirit of Liberty” address.

Triumph of the Tasteless

This is an era of illusion, and Musk and Trump are the self-adoring, self-promoting emblems and emperors of it.