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Law enforcement officers must bring reasonable judgment to every encounter, no matter their past experiences.
The ICE Shooter’s Trauma Is No Defense
Law enforcement officers must bring reasonable judgment to every encounter, no matter their past experiences.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Law enforcement officers must bring reasonable judgment to every encounter, no matter their past experiences.
The 78-year-old dissident Jimmy Lai has been a leading voice in the struggle for a free, democratic Hong Kong. For that, he will spend the rest of his life in prison, writes Natan Sharansky.
Natan Sharansky: Jimmy Lai’s Sentence Tests the Free World
The 78-year-old dissident Jimmy Lai has been a leading voice in the struggle for a free, democratic Hong Kong. For that, he will spend the rest of his life in prison, writes Natan Sharansky.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The 78-year-old dissident Jimmy Lai has been a leading voice in the struggle for a free, democratic Hong Kong. For that, he will spend the rest of his life in prison, writes Natan Sharansky.
Minneapolis is the site of the largest ICE operation in history. Residents have responded by forming neighborhood watch groups. Now one of them is dead.
The Killing of Renee Good—and a City on Edge
Minneapolis is the site of the largest ICE operation in history. Residents have responded by forming neighborhood watch groups. Now one of them is dead.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Minneapolis is the site of the largest ICE operation in history. Residents have responded by forming neighborhood watch groups. Now one of them is dead.
California’s billionaire exodus, why liberal religion is losing ground, Niall Ferguson on the arrogance of Trump’s critics, and more.
Kristi Noem’s Reckless Lies. Plus. . .
California’s billionaire exodus, why liberal religion is losing ground, Niall Ferguson on the arrogance of Trump’s critics, and more.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
California’s billionaire exodus, why liberal religion is losing ground, Niall Ferguson on the arrogance of Trump’s critics, and more.
Cutting ties with a family member has the same effect in our brains as the death of a loved one, writes Arthur Brooks.
Arthur Brooks: Family Estrangement Is a Tragedy
Cutting ties with a family member has the same effect in our brains as the death of a loved one, writes Arthur Brooks.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cutting ties with a family member has the same effect in our brains as the death of a loved one, writes Arthur Brooks.
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Not Hopeless
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace,’ Aidan Stretch reports from Kyiv.
Kyiv’s Citizens Aren’t Going Anywhere
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace,’ Aidan Stretch reports from Kyiv.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace,’ Aidan Stretch reports from Kyiv.
Minnesota is ‘perfectly purple,’ so we are in the bull’s-eye of America’s deeply frayed and fractured politics, writes Dave Kansas.
How Minnesota Became the Center of Everything
Minnesota is ‘perfectly purple,’ so we are in the bull’s-eye of America’s deeply frayed and fractured politics, writes Dave Kansas.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Minnesota is ‘perfectly purple,’ so we are in the bull’s-eye of America’s deeply frayed and fractured politics, writes Dave Kansas.
After the killing of Alex Pretti, the Trump administration is taking the American people for fools.
Kristi Noem’s Reckless Lies
After the killing of Alex Pretti, the Trump administration is taking the American people for fools.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
After the killing of Alex Pretti, the Trump administration is taking the American people for fools.
Tyler Cowen on AI's great leap forward. Freya India on how to stay human. Suzy Weiss’s tale of two halftime shows. Jimmy Lai learns his fate. Coleman Hughes and Lionel Shriver talk immigration. And more in today's Front Page.
Tyler Cowen on AI’s Great Leap Forward. Plus. . .
Tyler Cowen on AI's great leap forward. Freya India on how to stay human. Suzy Weiss’s tale of two halftime shows. Jimmy Lai learns his fate. Coleman Hughes and Lionel Shriver talk immigration. And more in today's Front Page.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Tyler Cowen on AI's great leap forward. Freya India on how to stay human. Suzy Weiss’s tale of two halftime shows. Jimmy Lai learns his fate. Coleman Hughes and Lionel Shriver talk immigration. And more in today's Front Page.
Time to make good on your promise to the Iranian people, Mr. President.
Donald Trump’s Red Line
Time to make good on your promise to the Iranian people, Mr. President.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Time to make good on your promise to the Iranian people, Mr. President.
Banks will play it safe if they are forced to cap interest rates, leaving most people with no credit cards at all, writes Joe Nocera.
Why Trump’s Credit-Card Crackdown Will Backfire
Banks will play it safe if they are forced to cap interest rates, leaving most people with no credit cards at all, writes Joe Nocera.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Banks will play it safe if they are forced to cap interest rates, leaving most people with no credit cards at all, writes Joe Nocera.
I spoke with 21 billionaires about the Golden State’s proposed asset seizure ballot measure, the legal chaos it would unleash, and why nearly all of them are planning to flee.
The Great California Wealth Exodus
I spoke with 21 billionaires about the Golden State’s proposed asset seizure ballot measure, the legal chaos it would unleash, and why nearly all of them are planning to flee.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I spoke with 21 billionaires about the Golden State’s proposed asset seizure ballot measure, the legal chaos it would unleash, and why nearly all of them are planning to flee.
The Bad Bunny performance was an appeal to localism inside a wedding. The Turning Point USA one was a grayscale grievance, writes Suzy Weiss.
A Tale of Two Halftime Shows
The Bad Bunny performance was an appeal to localism inside a wedding. The Turning Point USA one was a grayscale grievance, writes Suzy Weiss.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The Bad Bunny performance was an appeal to localism inside a wedding. The Turning Point USA one was a grayscale grievance, writes Suzy Weiss.
China made an example of Hong Kong’s 78-year-old titan of democracy. But pressure from the West could spare him from dying in prison, writes Mark Clifford.
Jimmy Lai Gets 20 Years. The Fight to Free Him Must Go On.
China made an example of Hong Kong’s 78-year-old titan of democracy. But pressure from the West could spare him from dying in prison, writes Mark Clifford.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
China made an example of Hong Kong’s 78-year-old titan of democracy. But pressure from the West could spare him from dying in prison, writes Mark Clifford.
OpenAI wants to rule the world. Anthropic has other ideas. That's why Anthropic made fun of OpenAI in Super Bowl ads, writes Mark Gimein.
Why Anthropic Is Making Fun of OpenAI
OpenAI wants to rule the world. Anthropic has other ideas. That's why Anthropic made fun of OpenAI in Super Bowl ads, writes Mark Gimein.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
OpenAI wants to rule the world. Anthropic has other ideas. That's why Anthropic made fun of OpenAI in Super Bowl ads, writes Mark Gimein.
Trump’s full-time haters are incapable of considering the possibility that, like any U.S. administration, this one might get some things wrong and some things right, writes Niall Ferguson.
Niall Ferguson: The Arrogance of Trump’s Foreign-Policy Critics
Trump’s full-time haters are incapable of considering the possibility that, like any U.S. administration, this one might get some things wrong and some things right, writes Niall Ferguson.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Trump’s full-time haters are incapable of considering the possibility that, like any U.S. administration, this one might get some things wrong and some things right, writes Niall Ferguson.
If you think artificial intelligence has been advancing fast, just watch what happens as AIs start building their own code, writes Tyler Cowen.
A Day That Will Go Down in History for AI
If you think artificial intelligence has been advancing fast, just watch what happens as AIs start building their own code, writes Tyler Cowen.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
If you think artificial intelligence has been advancing fast, just watch what happens as AIs start building their own code, writes Tyler Cowen.
‘This is a very emotional subject,’ says Lionel Shriver about her new immigration satire. ‘That’s what draws me to it. It makes people angry.’
Lionel Shriver’s New Immigration Satire Is Going to Be Controversial
‘This is a very emotional subject,’ says Lionel Shriver about her new immigration satire. ‘That’s what draws me to it. It makes people angry.’
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
‘This is a very emotional subject,’ says Lionel Shriver about her new immigration satire. ‘That’s what draws me to it. It makes people angry.’
Bad Bunny's selection as the Super Bowl halftime act is not an attack on the English language, writes Arthur Brooks. It’s confirmation that the signals in our brains telling us to resent foreign languages are evolutionarily obsolete.
Arthur Brooks: Can We All Relax About Bad Bunny’s Spanish Halftime Show?
Bad Bunny's selection as the Super Bowl halftime act is not an attack on the English language, writes Arthur Brooks. It’s confirmation that the signals in our brains telling us to resent foreign languages are evolutionarily obsolete.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Bad Bunny's selection as the Super Bowl halftime act is not an attack on the English language, writes Arthur Brooks. It’s confirmation that the signals in our brains telling us to resent foreign languages are evolutionarily obsolete.
The CorePower I used to love has been ruined by shouted ideology and shunning, just like nearly every public space in my longtime home of Minneapolis, writes Ann Bauer. It’s why I finally left.
Mob Rule Comes for My Yoga Studio
The CorePower I used to love has been ruined by shouted ideology and shunning, just like nearly every public space in my longtime home of Minneapolis, writes Ann Bauer. It’s why I finally left.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The CorePower I used to love has been ruined by shouted ideology and shunning, just like nearly every public space in my longtime home of Minneapolis, writes Ann Bauer. It’s why I finally left.
Go outside, say yes to things, be scared and excited and uncomfortable, writes Freya India. Feel your hands shake before you speak, your legs ache after a long day, your face flush when asking her out.
How to Be Human
Go outside, say yes to things, be scared and excited and uncomfortable, writes Freya India. Feel your hands shake before you speak, your legs ache after a long day, your face flush when asking her out.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Go outside, say yes to things, be scared and excited and uncomfortable, writes Freya India. Feel your hands shake before you speak, your legs ache after a long day, your face flush when asking her out.
Haviv Rettig Gur went to Haverford College to talk about history. He ended up teaching anti-Israel interrupters a lesson he hopes they don’t forget.
Why I Let Anti-Israel Protesters Interrupt My Talk
Haviv Rettig Gur went to Haverford College to talk about history. He ended up teaching anti-Israel interrupters a lesson he hopes they don’t forget.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Haviv Rettig Gur went to Haverford College to talk about history. He ended up teaching anti-Israel interrupters a lesson he hopes they don’t forget.
Jacob Glatstein’s 1938 poem ‘Good Night, World’ reads today as a warning and a responsibility: Night for the Jews is night for the values a free society claims to uphold, writes Ruth Wisse for The Free Press.
Things Worth Remembering: ‘Good Night, World’
Jacob Glatstein’s 1938 poem ‘Good Night, World’ reads today as a warning and a responsibility: Night for the Jews is night for the values a free society claims to uphold, writes Ruth Wisse for The Free Press.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Jacob Glatstein’s 1938 poem ‘Good Night, World’ reads today as a warning and a responsibility: Night for the Jews is night for the values a free society claims to uphold, writes Ruth Wisse for The Free Press.
Every year, millions around the world honor the victims of the Holocaust by singing Hannah Senesh’s poem, “Eli, Eli”: five imperfect lines about a fleeting moment of natural beauty.
Things Worth Remembering: The Poem That Outlived the Holocaust
Every year, millions around the world honor the victims of the Holocaust by singing Hannah Senesh’s poem, “Eli, Eli”: five imperfect lines about a fleeting moment of natural beauty.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Every year, millions around the world honor the victims of the Holocaust by singing Hannah Senesh’s poem, “Eli, Eli”: five imperfect lines about a fleeting moment of natural beauty.