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his accidency

Steven Lubet Donald Trump is not the worst U.S. ex-president — yet

President Donald Trump speaks alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the Rose Garden of the White House on Jan.4, 2019.

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deeply divided

I have never been more convinced that I was right to leave the GOP

I left the Republican Party because I was worried it had fundamentally lost its way. Looking back, I have never been more convinced I was right.

Kurt Bardella

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman

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permanent reminder

Tucker Carlson wants to talk about my tattoos. So let's talk about them.

John Fetterman

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keeping the faith

'Can I ask how you are Jewish?' and other silly questions I've gotten as a Black Jew

Brennan Nevada Johnson

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Will anyone prefer 'Blonde'?

'Blonde' is the Marilyn Monroe movie we didn't need

Patricia Grisafi

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to talk to the media following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on Sept. 16, 2022.

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Upping the Ante

The internal forces Putin fears more than his public

Anna Borshchevskaya

Queen Elizabeth II's Historic Reign

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The open secret of King Charles' untold riches

Princess Elizabeth

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High horse

My life fell apart when I exposed abuse of horses. Queen Elizabeth's support revived me.

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empirical truths

Tucker Carlson's Queen Elizabeth tirade is pitch-perfect colonial whitewashing

all hail the queen

The queen devoted 70 years to public service. The trash talk is heartbreaking.

a royal mess

The scandal-plagued Prince of Wales has no business being king of anything

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Democrats were once afraid of the A-word. Now they're running on it.

Max Burns

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DeSantis has doubled down on a scheme rooted in white supremacy

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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Putin is assembling his own axis of evil

David A. Andelman

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MAGA Republicans hate Biden's 'semi-fascism' jab. Here's why he's right.

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The fall of the Soviet Union used to be unthinkable. The U.S. should pay attention.

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I was paddled in school 37 years ago. Why is the practice reviving?

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Ukraine's much-heralded counteroffensive could work. The defeatists won't admit it.

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The question I kept asking myself as I struggled through Jared Kushner's memoir

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What the movement to scrap the SAT misses about the reality of high school

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Politics & Policy

What’s in William Barr's unredacted memo deserves more outrage

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The U.S. is welcoming Finland and Sweden to NATO. That’s a mistake.

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Why Putin's latest weapon is so troubling

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A crucial key to rebuilding Ukraine is in trouble

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Those pushing Ukraine to concede territory need to listen to Putin's recent words

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Why the U.S. is more likely to fight on Taiwan's behalf than Ukraine's

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Why the U.S. is succeeding in Ukraine after failing in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Putin's war crimes arrest would be a game changer — and it's no longer a pipe dream

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The disturbing reason why the myth that Hitler had Jewish roots endures

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Boycotts of Russian goods and people reveal an ugly prejudice

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Why Russia is using dolphins to guard its navy ships. No, that’s not a code name.

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Why I'm not surprised Russian soldiers are accused of rape

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Russia and Ukraine peace talks likely have nothing to do with 'peace'

Ukraine: Destroyed Russian Sukhoi in Chernihiv

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We need something in Ukraine that we haven’t gotten from our Western allies yet

Konionia Christian Community Centre in Slovakia

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What’s behind the change of heart Slovakians are having toward refugees

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Why Zelenskyy is likely wrong when he accuses Putin of genocide at Bucha

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Americans are leaning right on Ukraine — and giving the GOP a lifeline

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One of the worst ways Putin is gaslighting the world on Ukraine

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There goes European unity

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Why it took so long for Europe to understand that it needs to defend itself

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The secret to the Ukrainian military’s success

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As a Russian immigrant, I'm feeling judged in America

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How Ukraine can win this war

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During WWII my parents' generation had the foresight to do what many Ukrainians are doing

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How this surreal Biden speech from 2009 foreshadowed Putin's invasion

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.

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Republicans have more than just a Trump problem on their hands

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My grandparents' escape from war brought trauma that never ended

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