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Jan 19, 2026

What are the potential policy implications of the recent protests and government responses in Iran for civil liberties and human rights?

BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies. These images could hold clues about what’s happening inside Iran

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Culture

Jan 18, 2026

Bob Weir’s Feral Radiance

The Grateful Dead guitarist had the nature of a well-meaning cowboy, and a lasting capacity to access wonder and deep engagement

United States

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Politics

Jan 18, 2026

Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act?

An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities

United States

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Culture

Jan 18, 2026

An Indigenous Community’s Spiritual Haunting

In “Jaidë,” or “House of Spirits,” the Colombian photographer Santiago Mesa documents a remote people facing a rash of youth suicides

Colombia

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Culture

Jan 18, 2026

Hamnet fails Shakespeare

Paul Mescal's portrayal leans more on grief than genius

United Kingdom

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Politics

Jan 18, 2026

Zack Polanski’s new fortress

The Hackney mayoral election could be the Green Party's coronation

United Kingdom

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Geopolitics

Jan 18, 2026

Why Nigerian Christians welcome Trump’s airstrikes

The sectarian battle lines were drawn long before the US intervention

Nigeria

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Society

Jan 18, 2026

Saturday discussion post

Join the conversation in this Saturday discussion post, where readers can share thoughts on current events, ideas, and insights in a relaxed, open forum.

United States

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Culture

Jan 18, 2026

The Viking History of Greenland

There was now much talk of looking for new lands.” This line from the thirteenth-century Icelandic Saga of the Greenlanders is an apt description of Washington, D.C., in 2026. The Saga of the Greenlanders. The post The Viking History of Greenland appeared first on First Things

United States

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