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A truck stops at the top of a road destroyed during Hurricane Michael near Eastpoint, Florida

Jacob Silverman

The Infrastructure Bill Needs to Succeed Where Tech’s Utopian Promises Failed

Decades of disruption made Silicon Valley rich, but its ideology of technological solutionism failed the rest of us. It’s time to reinvest in public goods.

Pig Cuts Straight Through American Foodie Hypocrisy

The Wicked Wit of Shirley Jackson

Rebecca Bodenheimer

Cuba’s Elites Have Failed Their Country

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a microphone, surrounded by activists.

The Left Is the Only Reason We’re Talking About Climate Change at All

It’s become fashionable to suggest climate activists are too hard on Joe Biden. Being hard on Joe Biden is what got climate spending into the infrastructure package.

The Boogaloo Boys hold a rally at the Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan

Melissa Gira Grant

Did FBI Informants Thwart or Encourage the Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer?

An explosive report on the plot against Michigan’s governor raises crucial questions about “anti-terror” enforcement, which can rest more on appearances than tangible change.