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Free Speech, Always
What makes America great
Sep 25
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Zohran Needs to Win Big
Why finishing below 50% isn't enough
Sep 17
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The New Age of the Assassin
Life in the 2020s
Sep 12
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The Love Affairs of Prestige
Reflections on 'Nathaniel P' and the new media age
Sep 5
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August 2025
A Culture Cold War Arrives
Unpacking the post-woke world
Aug 28
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"Weapons" and the Long Tail of Covid
A dark allegory in a hit new film
Aug 24
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Go Long, Young Man
On the state of writing
Aug 16
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Cuomo Earned This
An erstwhile juggernaut slouches toward defeat
Aug 8
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The Running Life
A personal reflection
Aug 2
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July 2025
Come to My Book Party
August 5th, at the Verso offices
Jul 30
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The New Subversives and the Fall of Colbert
On the emerging culture
Jul 26
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The Origin of an Assassin
Writing a new novel
Jul 21
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