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A “Failure of Journalism” in Canada
What it costs to abandon objectivity.
1 hr ago • Tara Henley
The Power Struggle Blocking the Strait of Hormuz
To get a deal, either the United States gives up its influence or Iran its identity.
4 hrs ago • Ines Burrell
Yes, I Will Be Watching Every Minute of FIFA’s $11 Billion Heist
An addict’s love letter to an abomination.
Jun 11 • Quico Toro
Ukrainians Will Never Be the Same
As the war passes another grim milestone, we’re mobilizing for a new reality.
Jun 10
No, We’re Not Reliving the 1930s
History shows us that there’s reason for hope.
Jun 10 • Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
A Liberal Vision For Europe
Yes, its identity is based in Christianity. But to meet today's challenges, the continent must look to the Enlightenment.
Jun 9 • Francis Fukuyama
Rebecca Haw Allensworth on How Professional Licenses are Rigging the Game for Insiders
Yascha Mounk and Rebecca Haw Allensworth examine how professional licensing has become America’s most important—and most restrictive—regulatory…
Jun 9 • Yascha Mounk
56:23
The European Court of Human Rights Is Betraying Its Purported Values
What a case in Georgia shows about the limits to free speech in Europe.
Jun 8 • Jacob Mchangama
Why Trump Seems Confused By His Own War
The president is attempting cold hard realism. He’s quickly discovering the limits to that approach.
Jun 8 • Sam Kahn
Inside the Anti-Tech Rebellion In Schools
Children are being given iPads. Parents are speaking out.
Jun 7 • Nicholas Smyth
The West’s Greatest Innovation—An Independent Judiciary
Trump is returning America to the dark days of personalist rule.
Jun 6 • Francis Fukuyama
Steve Stewart-Williams on Sex Differences and Human Nature
Yascha Mounk and Steve Stewart-Williams examine what science reveals about biological and psychological differences between men and women.
Jun 6 • Yascha Mounk
1:12:32
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