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Protecting Our Electoral Institutions
There are plenty of sensible reforms that could improve the election process, but those aren’t the ones being considered.
Anti-Vaccine Pandering Poses Risk for GOP
The messaging threatens to turn off the very voters the party needs to win back.
I Think You Should Watch ‘I Think You Should Leave’
'I Think You Should Leave' isn’t for everybody. But it’s the best sketch comedy show on television.
‘Black Widow’ Is a Regression for the MCU—Figuratively and Literally
A review of the latest Marvel movie.
How Both Sides Distort the Debate Over Critical Race Theory
Critics exaggerate what it entails and how it’s being taught. But supporters use it as a cudgel to accuse people of racism.
The Best Fix to One-Party Rule Isn’t Recalls. It’s Two Strong Parties.
The California Democratic Party is out of step with its own voters, but the state GOP is in no position to take advantage.
‘Nobody Will Ever Know Who Really Won’
The problem with trying to make the elections process longer and more complicated.
What to Watch While You’re Waiting for Fireworks
The Dispatch staff shares some of their favorite July 4 classics.
Celebrating Independence Day with Parliament-Funkadelic
This year, a different Founding Father deserves our attention.
It’s Time to Make the House Bigger
The Congressional Apportionment Amendment—the first First Amendment—called for one member per 50,000 constituents.
Biden’s Fantasies About a New New Deal Are a Mirage
He’ll never be a transformative president, but he could still be a transitional one.
How We Can Fix Our ‘Made in China’ Problem
It won’t be easy, but there are steps that both individuals and the government can take.
How Viktor Orbán Became China’s Most Reliable European Ally
The Chinese have offered up investment and trade, but the CCP hasn’t delivered.
How Not to Fix Early Childhood Education
The left wants universal preschool and childcare. Programs that serve the underprivileged work better—and add less to our debt burden.
How Conservatorships Work
The legal arrangement giving Britney Spears’ father control over her life and finances is more commonly used as a tool to protect the elderly or extremely ill.