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Why Bari Weiss Failed
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Zohran Mamdani's Major Political Tests
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Why is Brad Lander Destroying Dan Goldman?
A dispatch from bougie Brooklyn and Manhattan
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Can Spencer Pratt Win LA?
Reflections from the City of Angels
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It's Micah Lasher's Race to Lose
A few thoughts on the primary for the most prestigious House district in America
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The Endorsement Power of Zohran Mamdani
And how he should wield it
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Let Me Hear Your Heart Beat
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The Danger of the Literary Lament
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