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The Weekend Press: Siblings Are a Gift • Plus: A man should know how to say ‘thank you.’ Kat Rosenfield is grateful for her husband. Suzy Weiss on what you should watch this weekend. And more!
The Weekend Press: Siblings Are a Gift
Plus: A man should know how to say ‘thank you.’ Kat Rosenfield is grateful for her husband. Suzy Weiss on what you should watch this weekend. And more!
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November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Weekend Press: Siblings Are a Gift • Plus: A man should know how to say ‘thank you.’ Kat Rosenfield is grateful for her husband. Suzy Weiss on what you should watch this weekend. And more!
I Served in the CIA’s Zero Units in Afghanistan • So did the Afghan man accused of savagely shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving. We cannot use this horrific act to malign all of our Afghan allies.
I Served in the CIA’s Zero Units in Afghanistan
So did the Afghan man accused of savagely shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving. We cannot use this horrific act to malign all of our Afghan allies.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I Served in the CIA’s Zero Units in Afghanistan • So did the Afghan man accused of savagely shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving. We cannot use this horrific act to malign all of our Afghan allies.
A Note from Bari—and Our Best Deal of the Year • Your support makes everything we do possible. This weekend, we’re offering 25 percent off.
A Note from Bari—and Our Best Deal of the Year
Your support makes everything we do possible. This weekend, we’re offering 25 percent off.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A Note from Bari—and Our Best Deal of the Year • Your support makes everything we do possible. This weekend, we’re offering 25 percent off.
A Man Should Know: How To Say Thank You • Most of us agree it’s important to express gratitude. But how we do so is just as important.
A Man Should Know: How To Say Thank You
Most of us agree it’s important to express gratitude. But how we do so is just as important.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A Man Should Know: How To Say Thank You • Most of us agree it’s important to express gratitude. But how we do so is just as important.
I Have Six Siblings. It’s the Greatest Gift in the World. • We grew up together. And we’ll grow old together. I wouldn't give that up for anything.
I Have Six Siblings. It’s the Greatest Gift in the World.
We grew up together. And we’ll grow old together. I wouldn't give that up for anything.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I Have Six Siblings. It’s the Greatest Gift in the World. • We grew up together. And we’ll grow old together. I wouldn't give that up for anything.
TGIF: Gratitude Edition • Once a year, it’s good to put down the barbs and be grateful.
TGIF: Gratitude Edition
Once a year, it’s good to put down the barbs and be grateful.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
TGIF: Gratitude Edition • Once a year, it’s good to put down the barbs and be grateful.
What We’re Grateful For • We asked our staff and contributors to share what they're grateful for. Here’s what they had to say.
What We’re Grateful For
We asked our staff and contributors to share what they're grateful for. Here’s what they had to say.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What We’re Grateful For • We asked our staff and contributors to share what they're grateful for. Here’s what they had to say.
The Front Page: Pilgrims, Past and Present • Martin Gurri and Masih Alinejad on their journeys to America. Plus: No, you are not on stolen land. And more.
The Front Page: Pilgrims, Past and Present
Martin Gurri and Masih Alinejad on their journeys to America. Plus: No, you are not on stolen land. And more.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Front Page: Pilgrims, Past and Present • Martin Gurri and Masih Alinejad on their journeys to America. Plus: No, you are not on stolen land. And more.
Mamdani’s Revolution Is in Plain Sight • New York City’s next mayor is seeking advice from police abolitionists, an anti-Zionist rabbi, eight DSA members, and many more.
Mamdani’s Revolution Is in Plain Sight
New York City’s next mayor is seeking advice from police abolitionists, an anti-Zionist rabbi, eight DSA members, and many more.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Mamdani’s Revolution Is in Plain Sight • New York City’s next mayor is seeking advice from police abolitionists, an anti-Zionist rabbi, eight DSA members, and many more.
One Immigrant Boy’s Journey From Cuba to the CIA • How did a clueless boy from Havana end up in the most exclusive club in the country? I answered an ad in the newspaper.
One Immigrant Boy’s Journey From Cuba to the CIA
How did a clueless boy from Havana end up in the most exclusive club in the country? I answered an ad in the newspaper.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
One Immigrant Boy’s Journey From Cuba to the CIA • How did a clueless boy from Havana end up in the most exclusive club in the country? I answered an ad in the newspaper.
No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land • Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land
Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land • Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
The Busboy and the Boss. Plus. . . • Meet America’s newest citizens. Why Kat Rosenfield is thankful for her husband. How a wellness start-up became a ‘sex cult.’ And more.
The Busboy and the Boss. Plus. . .
Meet America’s newest citizens. Why Kat Rosenfield is thankful for her husband. How a wellness start-up became a ‘sex cult.’ And more.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Busboy and the Boss. Plus. . . • Meet America’s newest citizens. Why Kat Rosenfield is thankful for her husband. How a wellness start-up became a ‘sex cult.’ And more.
How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass • In the White House, there’s a history of justifying the unjustifiable, from the naughty ’90s to today.
How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass
In the White House, there’s a history of justifying the unjustifiable, from the naughty ’90s to today.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass • In the White House, there’s a history of justifying the unjustifiable, from the naughty ’90s to today.
Letters to the Editor: The Fight over Conversion Therapy • ‘We can’t stop conversion therapy. But we have to try,’ wrote River Page on Monday. Our readers continue the conversation.
Letters to the Editor: The Fight over Conversion Therapy
‘We can’t stop conversion therapy. But we have to try,’ wrote River Page on Monday. Our readers continue the conversation.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Letters to the Editor: The Fight over Conversion Therapy • ‘We can’t stop conversion therapy. But we have to try,’ wrote River Page on Monday. Our readers continue the conversation.
Illegally Yours, Keith McNally • Before Balthazar, before my green card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Illegally Yours, Keith McNally
Before Balthazar, before my green card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Illegally Yours, Keith McNally • Before Balthazar, before my green card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
What the Bathroom at Balthazar Taught Me About America • I came to this country looking for fortune. Instead, I found belonging in a place most people never bother to look.
What the Bathroom at Balthazar Taught Me About America
I came to this country looking for fortune. Instead, I found belonging in a place most people never bother to look.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What the Bathroom at Balthazar Taught Me About America • I came to this country looking for fortune. Instead, I found belonging in a place most people never bother to look.
Give Thanks to Your Husband • At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Give Thanks to Your Husband
At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Give Thanks to Your Husband • At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Will AI Erotica Make Us Less Lonely, or More? • ‘Our community is amazing,’ says the founder of Janitor AI, where 15 million users can build erotic fantasy worlds with AI companions.
Will AI Erotica Make Us Less Lonely, or More?
‘Our community is amazing,’ says the founder of Janitor AI, where 15 million users can build erotic fantasy worlds with AI companions.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Will AI Erotica Make Us Less Lonely, or More? • ‘Our community is amazing,’ says the founder of Janitor AI, where 15 million users can build erotic fantasy worlds with AI companions.
Meet America’s Newest Citizens • At a naturalization ceremony in Tucson this month, new Americans told us what taking the oath feels like.
Meet America’s Newest Citizens
At a naturalization ceremony in Tucson this month, new Americans told us what taking the oath feels like.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Meet America’s Newest Citizens • At a naturalization ceremony in Tucson this month, new Americans told us what taking the oath feels like.
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation • I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar.
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation • I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar.
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It. Plus. . . • Is James Comey off the hook? Would America be safer without the Second Amendment? The techno-pessimist who learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. And much more.
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It. Plus. . .
Is James Comey off the hook? Would America be safer without the Second Amendment? The techno-pessimist who learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. And much more.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It. Plus. . . • Is James Comey off the hook? Would America be safer without the Second Amendment? The techno-pessimist who learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. And much more.
How a Wellness Start-Up Became a ‘Sex Cult’ • A wellness start-up promoted female pleasure and empowerment. Now, its founders sit in jail. What happened at the elusive company OneTaste?
How a Wellness Start-Up Became a ‘Sex Cult’
A wellness start-up promoted female pleasure and empowerment. Now, its founders sit in jail. What happened at the elusive company OneTaste?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
How a Wellness Start-Up Became a ‘Sex Cult’ • A wellness start-up promoted female pleasure and empowerment. Now, its founders sit in jail. What happened at the elusive company OneTaste?
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It. • Modernity is more meaningful and moral than medieval Christendom.
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It.
Modernity is more meaningful and moral than medieval Christendom.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It. • Modernity is more meaningful and moral than medieval Christendom.
For Comey and James, It Ain’t Over Til It's Over • A federal judge tossed their indictments, but left open the door for the Justice Department to continue prosecuting them.
For Comey and James, It Ain’t Over Til It's Over
A federal judge tossed their indictments, but left open the door for the Justice Department to continue prosecuting them.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
For Comey and James, It Ain’t Over Til It's Over • A federal judge tossed their indictments, but left open the door for the Justice Department to continue prosecuting them.
The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poverty • The poverty line, a six-decade-old benchmark, claims to define the threshold to the middle class. The number is a lie.
The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poverty
The poverty line, a six-decade-old benchmark, claims to define the threshold to the middle class. The number is a lie.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poverty • The poverty line, a six-decade-old benchmark, claims to define the threshold to the middle class. The number is a lie.