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In 1899, the American economist Thorstein Veblen theorized that consuming the right kinds of goods operated as a signal of...
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Late in Twisters, as an Oklahoma town is under threat from a giant tornado, a group of strapping heroes is...
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As Donald Trump prepares to accept his third consecutive Republican presidential nomination tonight, Democrats remain trapped in a stalemate that...
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J.D. Vance’s speech at the Republican National Convention completed his transformation from Never-Trumper to Trump’s MAGA torch-bearer.Vance dutifully spent his...
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What happened to the Ohio GOP? For generations, it was the epitome of a sane, high-functioning party with a boringly...
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Today, for the third time in two years, President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said. The...
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President Joe Biden has spent the past three weeks desperately trying to convince Democrats that he’s still got what it...
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Hong Kong’s leaders have found plenty of help—whether from active colluders, the silently complicit, or the simply fearful—during their five-year...
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When Donald Trump tapped Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio to be his running mate on Monday, far-right influencers were...
