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Icarus Descending

Aaron Kheriaty

She’ll never see the boy falling out of the sky,” sings Mumford & Sons in “Icarus.” As the sun was receding…

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First Things / August 3, 2026

The naturalization oath should be our North Star

Luma Simms

When taking the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance, immigrants make a solemn vow to “renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign…

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Washington Examiner / August 3, 2026

An EZ Guide to Modern Politics

Francis X. Maier

Yes, alas, it’s another election year.  You know what that means.  The free-fire zone, formerly known as our public square, demands that…

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The Catholic Thing / July 31, 2026

Berlin and the Contradictions of Identity Politics

Carl R. Trueman

On July 25, twenty-one-year-old Abdul Ballout drove a van into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride festival before stabbing attendees with…

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First Things / July 30, 2026

Saving Citizenship in Ohio from Leftist Indoctrination

Stanley Kurtz

The Ohio State University motto is “education for citizenship.” It’s not a forgotten relic, either. On the contrary, OSU’s administration…

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National Review / July 29, 2026

The Summer Reading List: 2026

George Weigel

A 2025 YouGov poll revealed some interesting factoids about Americans’ reading habits — or lack thereof. Forty percent of us…

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National Catholic Register / July 29, 2026

El-Sayed has the edge as Michigan’s Senate primary nears

Henry Olsen

A big part of the fun of following politics (yes, I promise, it can be fun!) is the prognosticating, so…

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The Washington Post / July 29, 2026

Morawiecki’s expulsion opens the door to a broader Polish right

Henry Olsen

Poland’s populist conservatives continue to politically splinter, as Law and Justice (PiS) head Jarosław Kaczyński moves to expel party dissidents…

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Brussels Signal / July 29, 2026

The Sun Also Rises at 100

Algis Valiunas

The Hemingway style—terse, direct, formidable, in both prose and personal deportment—dominated American literature and the native ideal of manliness for…

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First Things / July 28, 2026

People Who Thrust Men Into Girls’ Showers Should Never Babysit Your Kids

Nathanael Blake

Talk about the nanny state. Marxist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to play babysitter to the children of New York City. He announced…

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The Federalist / July 27, 2026

Strange Opposition to a Second Circuit Nominee

Michael Fragoso

Lost in the Blanche drama, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the Second Circuit, Matt Schwartz….

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National Review / July 23, 2026

Blanche, Trump, and Mifepristone

Michael Fragoso

The letter to Todd Blanche from Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis on the Louisiana mifepristone litigation was counterproductive. It’s worth taking stock…

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National Review / July 23, 2026