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The Plight of the Radical’s Children
A new novel by Harriet Clark, the daughter of a jailed revolutionary, shows that rigid ideology is no match for…
The Spanish Exception
The country’s leaders avoided a populist backlash by engineering an economic boom. Now the boom is creating problems of its…
The White House Is the New Green Zone
Fortifications are growing in tandem with the threat of political violence.
Spencer Pratt’s Reality-TV Playbook
The mayoral candidate is new to politics, but he’s been drawing people’s attention for years.
Iran Had a Thriving Tech Industry. Then the State Stepped In.
How the Islamic Republic seized the start-up scene from the entrepreneurs who made it.
The Trump Administration Wants to Frighten Would-Be Whistleblowers
A proposal to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements is part of a bigger effort to hide government secrets.
Is Socialism the Answer to D.C.’s Woes?
The capital’s progressives hope for a Mamdani-esque mayor.
Memories of Green
A poem
Trump’s 250th Celebration Is a Fiasco
The president has turned a solemn occasion into a Day of Trump.