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Returning Fire in the P.C. War

Making It, Part 2

The Wins of War

Middle Class Hero

On Political Books: Cliffhanging

Paradigm Lost

On Political Books: Manhattan on the Rocks

Snob Rule

Two Cheers for Tom Wolf

Psychoanalyzing the News

Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?

Who Are the “Trump Regretters”?

Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left

Who Enabled Trump’s Second Act?

Europe Struggles to Respond to Russian Attacks

The Tower Stones of 9/11

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