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Education
What Life on Most College Campuses is Really Like
A new survey of students at regional public universities by the think tank Third Way offers some surprising insights.
Politics
The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s Nuclear Weapon
Two Iran experts on how the U.S. plays checkers and Iran plays chess.
Spring 2026 Print Edition
In this issue
How Amazon’s AI Algorithms Raise the Prices You Pay
Crabs, A Helicopter, and One Town’s Fight Against ICE
Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness
Podcast
The Myth of the “Independent Creator”
Much like the economy at large, the media ecosystem favors big players over independent creators.
Boot Camps and Marriage Payments? The Heritage Foundation's Troubling "Pro-Natalist" Agenda | Varina Winder – Washington Monthly
- Boot Camps and Marriage Payments? The Heritage Foundation's Troubling "Pro-Natalist" Agenda | Varina Winder
- The Myth of the "Independent Creator" | Matt Robison
- Real Men Teach – We Need More of Them | Curtis Valentine
- Can capitalism be saved? | Nick Hanauer and Eric Beinhocker
- Get ready for the AI crash | Asad Ramzanali
Law and Justice
The Clouds Behind the Supreme Court’s Common-Sense Ruling on Postmarked Ballots
A 5-4 majority upheld longstanding practices of allowing ballots postmarked on election day to be counted. But exaggerated fears of “voter fraud” loomed over the ruling and dissent.
The Monopolized Economy
How Trump Screwed Rural Americans to Help Musk Become a Trillionaire
His corruption of Biden’s broadband program boosted SpaceX’s historic IPO.
Health Care
The Onrushing Uninsurance Crisis
The uninsured rate is likely to soar to 11 percent this year. Skyrocketing private premiums are sure to follow.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier
My friend, an entrepreneur turned exemplary officer, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine this year. Like his comrades, he knew what he was fighting for.
Books
When America’s Culture Wars Were Fought in Art Galleries
Late 20th-century battles over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of Trump.
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