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Elites in both China and the U.S. are too easily tempted to buy into their own myths
US Attorney General Todd Blanche backed the use of subpoenas against journalists a day after 'The Wall Street Journal' reported it had received them for records related to reporters covering the war against Iran
Are young men and women being pushed further apart? Recent polling by Merlin Strategies for the New Statesman suggests a growing divide: Gen Z women are less likely than their male peers to describe themselves as “happy”, “ambitious”, “excited” or “fulfilled, and only 35% of women under 25 say they have a positive view of men. Professor of Media and Communications at Loughborough University, Dr Jilly Kay argues that digital platforms are accelerating a new era of gender polarisation. In this ...
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The article examines Iran's current geopolitical strength, exploring its military capabilities, regional influence, and the impact of international sanctions on its power dynamics.
Freddie deBoer explores the evolving landscape of subscriber writing in 2026, examining its impact on content creation, audience engagement, and the future of digital media.
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Leaning into Catholic Identity As graduates walked across the stage to receive their degrees at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio, over Mother’s Day weekend, the ceremony was more poignant than usual. Lourdes is one of at least three Catholic colleges closing this year, part of a wider trend expected to claim hundreds of institutions over the next decade. The closures are the result of declining enrollment, much of it caused by the “demographic cliff” of prospective college-age students, m...
The Department of War recently released dozens of files, dating back to the 1940s, of UFO sightings. There’s more to come, but there are no real revelations here. Everything. The post On Aliens and Our Alienation from God appeared first on First Things