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Gonzo Bros Jul 10, 2025

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Twenty years after his death, what Hunter S. Thompson’s legacy—or lack of it—tells us about literature and manhood in our current moment.

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Purity, Profit, and Politics Jul 06, 2025

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How journalism exchanged the duty to inform for an ethic of customer satisfaction.

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'Evolutionary Psychology in the Humanities: Shakespeare’s Othello' by Helen Pluckrose Jul 04, 2025

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Othello and Iago represent two enduring behaviours whose conflicts have shaped much of humanity’s theory of mind and moral emotions to the present day.

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Intersectionality’s Cosmic Inquisitor Jul 04, 2025

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein has made a name for herself as one of STEM’s most implacable activists. Now the targets of her online attacks are fighting back.

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Gentrifying the Intifada Jun 28, 2025

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Zohran Mamdani’s brand of socialism appeals to the luxury beliefs of New York’s middle classes. If his preferred policies are implemented, New Yorkers will suffer—and the poorest of them will be most impacted.

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A Fragile Peace: Iran-Israel Update Jun 25, 2025

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The Israel-Iran conflict may already be over, following the destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities. But the future is deeply uncertain. By Benny Morris.

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The Two Middle Classes Jun 24, 2025

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The struggle between the two middle classes is not just a matter of wealth and power, but also of retaining the social basis for democracy itself.

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The Enlightenment’s Gravediggers Jun 24, 2025

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When Westerners hate the West.

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Destroying Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal Jun 19, 2025

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Israel faces two major challenges: destroying the Iranian enrichment plant at Fordow and locating and eliminating the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium. For the first, it will need US assistance. By Benny Morris.

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Beheading the Snake Jun 16, 2025

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The Israeli attack on Iran is in line with its longstanding policy of never allowing its neighbouring enemies to acquire nuclear weapons. But it is also the latest episode in the wider war against Israel launched in late 2023 by Iran’s proxies. Written by Benny Morris.

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