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The Future of the Internet Is Age-Gated

A wave of new laws and new technology might finally bring the era of the online pornography free-for-all to a close.

Be Like Sisyphus

How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard

Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.

There’s a New Language Sheriff in Town

Whether renaming the “Gulf of America” or issuing edicts on gender, Trump is enforcing his own brand of political correctness.

Trump’s Pardons Are Sending a Crystal-Clear Message

After the January 6 attacks, right-wing militias went underground. Now they have permission to come out of hiding.

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