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What Simone Biles Achieved—For Herself and Others
She’s shown how mental health is just as crucial as physical health for high-level athletes.
‘Staying Afloat of the Frothing Madness’
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D.C. Residents Divided Over Homeless Encampments
Police didn't enforce bans on camping on public land during the city's public health emergency. Now law enforcement seems unsure how best to proceed.
The GOP Needs Ideas, Not Grievance Politics
The party has a golden opportunity over the next several years to realign and attract new voters. Will it squander it?
Biden’s Meeting With Tsikhanouskaya Boosts Belarusian Democracy
It will take more, however, to support the cause of freedom in Belarus.
Lebanon, One Year Later
The deadly port explosion exacerbated a troubled country’s political and economic problems. No one has been held accountable.
Donald Trump’s Persistent Grip on the Right
He’s had a bad summer, but he’s also defied the conventional wisdom that defeated presidents are anathema.
The Contradictions of Paranoid Nationalism
Suspicion of authority is an old and important part of American conservatism. But so too is respect for righteous authority and tradition.
After the Protests, Madison Strives for an ‘Anti-Racist’ Agenda
The giant glass window at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, boarded up for nearly ...
How Criminal Referral Works
What it means that Sen. Rand Paul asked the Justice Department to open an investigation into Anthony Fauci.
America’s COVID-19 Air Travel Rules Are Insane
The White House clings to disruptive travel policies designed for a COVID world that no longer exists.
Inside the Mind of Mike Lindell
The public face of the Stop the Steal remnant is a happy warrior for discredited conspiracies.
