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Anti-riot police officers face protesting students outside the secondary school Le Corbusier in northern Paris on October 1, 2026.

Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand? Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?

The speed and scale of the police response mark a dangerous new normal.

Oct 8, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler

Harriet Clark

Seeing My Mother in Prison: A Conversation With Author Harriet Clark Seeing My Mother in Prison: A Conversation With Author Harriet Clark

An interview with the author of The Hill about her debut novel and the artist’s role in documenting atrocities.

Oct 8, 2026 / Q&A / Victoria Law

Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump

Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump

Clarence Thomas, the picture of corruption.

Oct 8, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

An image protesting the Skydance-Warner Bros. merger projected on Jazz at Lincoln Center during the News and Documentary Emmy Awards last May.

How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business

The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.

Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame

Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame

Black women working for the federal government did what they were supposed to do. Yet their achievements could not protect them from the political winds.

Oct 8, 2026 / Lottie Joiner

Since 2020, the David Network has grown from a collection of pro-life student activists to a burgeoning conservative career network.

The Conservative Organization Building a New Young Elite The Conservative Organization Building a New Young Elite

From pro-life summits to Palantir résumé drops, the David Network is discreetly building a pipeline for conservative college students.

Oct 8, 2026 / StudentNation / Ethan Sun

Bill Maher and Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin on a March 2026 episode of

Democrats Have a Bill Maher Problem Democrats Have a Bill Maher Problem

Establishment Democrats obsessing over Hasan Piker’s every move seem to have no issue talking to Maher, despite his decades of open bigotry.

Oct 8, 2026 / Luca GoldMansour

Sign at the entrance to the Blackstone offices in Midtown Manhattan.

How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire

Let’s build an economy where patients, renters, and even youth hockey teams are given priority over investor profits.

Oct 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A man carries away a Palestinian killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, on October 7, 2023.

This Is Not an Anniversary This Is Not an Anniversary

Does remembering the date of October 7 make it easier to name?

Oct 7, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil

Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure heighten regional tensions and push up oil prices.

Oct 7, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

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