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The Delta Variant

John Landis’s 1978 comedy classic ‘Animal House’ is a time capsule from an era when humor and campus politics were very different.

George Case

8 Apr 2024 · 9 min read

John Belushi as John “Bluto” Blutarsky in Animal House (John Landis, 1978)

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Jeffrey Epstein, right, speaking to Noam Chomsky on what looks like a private jet. Chomsky holds a pad and pen.

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Composite image of Hasan Piker, a young man with a beard, wearing a suit, and the headline of Ezra Klein's piece "Hasan Piker Is Not the Enemy."

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Brian Stewart 18 Apr 2026 · 9 min read

UN General Assembly hall showing voting results for Item 119 A/80/L.48, 25 March 2026: 123 in favour, 3 against, 52 abstentions.

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A man wearing wire-rimmed glasses examines a complex metal and wire apparatus in a dimly lit lab, his expression focused and intent.

The Wrong Man

Michael J. Totten 17 Apr 2026 · 11 min read

Trump wears a blue suit and gold tie and stands in front of large explosion and billowing clouds of fire and smoke. Composite image created on Canva.