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Republicans Are Desperate to Join the Celebrity Culture They Abhor
Despite the GOP’s newfound fascination with celebrity, the Republican Party and modern pop culture are like oil and water
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Christian Schneider
The Era of the Do-Nothing Congress
Why do legislators no longer want to legislate?
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Robert Tracinski
We Need More Discourse
After a summer break, the Editor’s Corner returns with an essay from David Masci on how and why the magazine’s regular Sunday column is changing
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David Masci
Pluralist Points: Escaping the Certainty Trap
Ilana Redstone speaks with Ben Klutsey about how a pluralistic democracy depends on our willingness to challenge our assumptions
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Ben Klutsey
Tech Innovation Dies in Darkness
From the Industrial Revolution to the age of AI, it’s clear that openness in technology does far more good than harm
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Dean W. Ball
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: The Earned Income Tax Credit
The EITC doesn’t alleviate poverty or help the people it’s trying to help—and it’s rife with fraud and abuse
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Jack Salmon
J.D. Vance, Former Cultural Conservative
Contrary to the man who wrote “Hillbilly Elegy,” the GOP’s vice presidential candidate now blames a rigged system for the working class’s problems

August 2024

In Praise of Reference Books
Reference volumes should be valued as least as much as fiction and other nonfiction books
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Daniel M. Rothschild
Is Durov a New Assange? Or Is Musk the Next Durov?
The Durov Affair reveals that society is shifting from “a revolt of the public” to a digital “big state”
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Andrey Mir
Four Mental Health Principles From the Ancients
Classic literature has much to teach us about mental health and well-being—which is why it’s so crucial for us to study and teach these texts
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Andrew Hartz, Ph.D.
When It Comes to Artificial Intelligence, ‘Big Data’ Isn’t Everything
While data are crucial to AI development, many other factors also contribute to companies’ competitiveness in the market
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Satya Marar
It’s Not Reagan’s Party Anymore
The Republican Party has abandoned the ideas that made America great again
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Robert Tracinski
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