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Before Balthazar, before his green card, before he had any success at all—New York showed Keith McNally that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Illegally Yours, Keith McNally
Before Balthazar, before his green card, before he had any success at all—New York showed Keith McNally that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Before Balthazar, before his green card, before he had any success at all—New York showed Keith McNally that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Decades before Freud, ‘A Christmas Carol’ showed how to face childhood anguish and choose a better life, writes Charles Lane.
Conquer Your Trauma Like Ebenezer Scrooge
Decades before Freud, ‘A Christmas Carol’ showed how to face childhood anguish and choose a better life, writes Charles Lane.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Decades before Freud, ‘A Christmas Carol’ showed how to face childhood anguish and choose a better life, writes Charles Lane.
Rabbi David Wolpe, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and Eboo Patel on the 11 books you should read this holiday season to pause, reflect, and rediscover meaning.
Eleven Books to Fill That God-Sized Hole in Your Heart
Rabbi David Wolpe, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and Eboo Patel on the 11 books you should read this holiday season to pause, reflect, and rediscover meaning.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rabbi David Wolpe, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and Eboo Patel on the 11 books you should read this holiday season to pause, reflect, and rediscover meaning.
In the snow-filled holiday season of 1775, George Washington and his soldiers confronted an uncertain future, writes Jonathan Horn for The Free Press.
The First Christmas of the American Revolution
In the snow-filled holiday season of 1775, George Washington and his soldiers confronted an uncertain future, writes Jonathan Horn for The Free Press.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In the snow-filled holiday season of 1775, George Washington and his soldiers confronted an uncertain future, writes Jonathan Horn for The Free Press.
A House committee warned Fairfax County, Virginia; Berkeley, California; and Philadelphia in letters sent Monday that they could lose federal funding if they failed to address antisemitism, writes Frannie Block.
Antisemitism Investigations Hit Three Big Public School Districts
A House committee warned Fairfax County, Virginia; Berkeley, California; and Philadelphia in letters sent Monday that they could lose federal funding if they failed to address antisemitism, writes Frannie Block.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A House committee warned Fairfax County, Virginia; Berkeley, California; and Philadelphia in letters sent Monday that they could lose federal funding if they failed to address antisemitism, writes Frannie Block.
Today in The Front Page: where Israel goes next. The war on Christmas. The churches with lines out the door, how the Tate brothers fled Romania, and more.
Where Israel Goes Next. The Real War on Christmas. Plus. . .
Today in The Front Page: where Israel goes next. The war on Christmas. The churches with lines out the door, how the Tate brothers fled Romania, and more.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today in The Front Page: where Israel goes next. The war on Christmas. The churches with lines out the door, how the Tate brothers fled Romania, and more.
‘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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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘We can’t stop conversion therapy. But we have to try,’ wrote River Page on Monday. Our readers continue the conversation.
The platform has a new feature that allows you to see where someone is posting from. The revelations are insane, writes River Page.
The Unmasking of the Foreign Slop Accounts
The platform has a new feature that allows you to see where someone is posting from. The revelations are insane, writes River Page.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The platform has a new feature that allows you to see where someone is posting from. The revelations are insane, writes River Page.
If you threaten to topple a dictator, you better not be bluffing.
How Trump’s Boat Strikes Could Lead to Full-Scale War
If you threaten to topple a dictator, you better not be bluffing.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If you threaten to topple a dictator, you better not be bluffing.
As a legal matter, New York attorney general Letitia James certainly can be reindicted, writes Jed Rubenfeld, but it would be trickier to go after former FBI director James Comey again.
Are James Comey and Letitia James Finally Off the Hook?
As a legal matter, New York attorney general Letitia James certainly can be reindicted, writes Jed Rubenfeld, but it would be trickier to go after former FBI director James Comey again.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
As a legal matter, New York attorney general Letitia James certainly can be reindicted, writes Jed Rubenfeld, but it would be trickier to go after former FBI director James Comey again.
Some Iranians living in Canada fear that its lenient refugee system could allow regime officials to target them again.
‘They Could Come Here and Try to Silence Us’
Some Iranians living in Canada fear that its lenient refugee system could allow regime officials to target them again.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some Iranians living in Canada fear that its lenient refugee system could allow regime officials to target them again.
First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug market, writes Mattha Busby.
The Drug Turning Philadelphia into a Zombieland
First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug market, writes Mattha Busby.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug market, writes Mattha Busby.
Australia’s under-16 social media ban is based on bad data and worse logic.
Stop Trying to Ban Teens from the Internet
Australia’s under-16 social media ban is based on bad data and worse logic.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Australia’s under-16 social media ban is based on bad data and worse logic.
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar, writes Jonathan Haidt.
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, writes Jonathan Haidt.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar, writes Jonathan Haidt.
Energy independence now is more important to Canadians than existential climate doom, and Trump’s tariffs are toppling a steel town, writes Rupa Subramanya in her latest This Week in Canada newsletter.
This Week in Canada: We Changed Our Minds About Climate Change
Energy independence now is more important to Canadians than existential climate doom, and Trump’s tariffs are toppling a steel town, writes Rupa Subramanya in her latest This Week in Canada newsletter.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Energy independence now is more important to Canadians than existential climate doom, and Trump’s tariffs are toppling a steel town, writes Rupa Subramanya in her latest This Week in Canada newsletter.
The threat of Islamist terrorism has stifled celebrations from France to Germany and Austria. The continent will either surrender its traditions or correct the mistakes that fostered the problem.
The Real War on Christmas
The threat of Islamist terrorism has stifled celebrations from France to Germany and Austria. The continent will either surrender its traditions or correct the mistakes that fostered the problem.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The threat of Islamist terrorism has stifled celebrations from France to Germany and Austria. The continent will either surrender its traditions or correct the mistakes that fostered the problem.
The president’s unpredictable stance toward the U.S.’s biggest rival is complicating crackdown efforts by a crucial House committee, writes Frannie Block.
Trump’s China Shift Rattles Hawks in Congress
The president’s unpredictable stance toward the U.S.’s biggest rival is complicating crackdown efforts by a crucial House committee, writes Frannie Block.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The president’s unpredictable stance toward the U.S.’s biggest rival is complicating crackdown efforts by a crucial House committee, writes Frannie Block.
In a landmark ruling, a Canadian court just said hundreds of homes sit on land that still belongs to an indigenous nation—and private property rights may no longer be what Canadians think they are. Rupa Subramanya investigates in Richmond, B.C.
This Land Is Not Your Land
In a landmark ruling, a Canadian court just said hundreds of homes sit on land that still belongs to an indigenous nation—and private property rights may no longer be what Canadians think they are. Rupa Subramanya investigates in Richmond, B.C.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In a landmark ruling, a Canadian court just said hundreds of homes sit on land that still belongs to an indigenous nation—and private property rights may no longer be what Canadians think they are. Rupa Subramanya investigates in Richmond, B.C.
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe, argues Michael Doran.
The U.S. Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe, argues Michael Doran.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe, argues Michael Doran.
As the world’s attention moves away from the Jewish State, its people are left to pick up the pieces, writes Matti Friedman.
Israel Had a Disorienting 2025. What Comes Next?
As the world’s attention moves away from the Jewish State, its people are left to pick up the pieces, writes Matti Friedman.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As the world’s attention moves away from the Jewish State, its people are left to pick up the pieces, writes Matti Friedman.
Can you have a relationship with a sibling who takes risks with their children? Risks you see as nonsensical? That’s the question Abigail Shrier answers in this week’s Tough Love.
Get Ready for Tough Love! This Week: My Anti-Vax Brother
Can you have a relationship with a sibling who takes risks with their children? Risks you see as nonsensical? That’s the question Abigail Shrier answers in this week’s Tough Love.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Can you have a relationship with a sibling who takes risks with their children? Risks you see as nonsensical? That’s the question Abigail Shrier answers in this week’s Tough Love.
The American Revolution was a rejection of earthly kings—and a turn toward an even more radical idea: that human equality rests on divine authority, not political power, writes Meir Soloveichik for The Free Press.
How the Bible Helped Smash the Crown
The American Revolution was a rejection of earthly kings—and a turn toward an even more radical idea: that human equality rests on divine authority, not political power, writes Meir Soloveichik for The Free Press.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The American Revolution was a rejection of earthly kings—and a turn toward an even more radical idea: that human equality rests on divine authority, not political power, writes Meir Soloveichik for The Free Press.
Are we really longing for kings, clerics, and the Middle Ages? Steven Pinker and Marian L. Tupy say the new anti-Enlightenment nostalgia has it completely backward. We’re not living in ruins—we’re living in humanity’s golden age.
The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living in It.
Are we really longing for kings, clerics, and the Middle Ages? Steven Pinker and Marian L. Tupy say the new anti-Enlightenment nostalgia has it completely backward. We’re not living in ruins—we’re living in humanity’s golden age.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are we really longing for kings, clerics, and the Middle Ages? Steven Pinker and Marian L. Tupy say the new anti-Enlightenment nostalgia has it completely backward. We’re not living in ruins—we’re living in humanity’s golden age.
The massive Somali scam in Minnesota shows how much has changed in the state where I grew up—and not for the better, writes Dave Kansas.
Minnesota Vice: How Corruption Took Over My State
The massive Somali scam in Minnesota shows how much has changed in the state where I grew up—and not for the better, writes Dave Kansas.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The massive Somali scam in Minnesota shows how much has changed in the state where I grew up—and not for the better, writes Dave Kansas.
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.
We Can’t Stop Conversion Therapy. But We Have to Try.
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.