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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