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Michael Kinsley

About Rising Inflation, Please Remain Worried

Romney Debates Romney About Health-Care Reform

America’s Spoiled Voters, in Iowa and Elsewhere

Palestinians’ Next “Invention” Will Be a State

When Obama Music Ends, Class Warfare Begins

TWM

El-Sayed May Be Winning. But He Should Run Like He’s Losing

How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning

Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder

The Next Big Thing in the Ukraine War: Ground Drones

Americans Like Moderate Politicians and Progressive Policies, But Not Socialism

Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline

The Housing Bill Trump Shrugged Off Is Only Half the Answer

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