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The Lies We Tell Women About Aging
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (227+ words) I'll even help make their point for a moment. My now-husband proposed twice before I accepted the third time. With each no, and with each degree earned, I was'according to this very-online logic'increasingly squandering a limited window of fertility and…...
Fat Elvis
3+ week, 4+ day ago (562+ words) You're reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio's daily newsletter on politics. To unlock the full version,become a Dispatch member today. Ask a political junkie to find an analogue in American history for the current president, and they'll probably name Andrew…...
Listen to the Words Trump Didn’t Say
3+ week, 4+ day ago (257+ words) How is Donald Trump's second term going so far? For clues, just look at his address to the nation this week, delivered from the White House in front of a background festooned with Christmas trees and garlands. And pay particular…...
The Curious Case of Nonwhite Groypers
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (1200+ words) Surya Gowda is a writer based in New York. She graduated from the University of Chicago, where she studied political philosophy. The Curious Case of Nonwhite Groypers Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Is the…...
Supporting Your Kids Is Not the Same as Coddling
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) In praise of the parental safety net. As a'Dispatch'reader, you understand what quality journalism looks like, and we want to make sure we're delivering exactly what you need. Will you take 5-10 minutes to share your thoughts in our survey? Your…...
The Autopen Is Popular—and Bipartisan
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Republicans have questioned the validity of Biden's autopen signatures, but many in Congress use the same tool. As Republicans attack former President Joe Biden for his use of automated writing machines to sign official documents, the use of autopens appears…...
What We Can Learn From Bush’s Failed Social Security Reform
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) Advocates need to outline a vision'and devise a law that can actually pass. But none of that is particularly newsworthy. In fact, we've known it for years. Fiscally conservative Social Security reform efforts have never recovered. The political center of…...
DOGE Looked Broken Before the Trump-Musk Breakup
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (745+ words) And it might end up being worse than ineffective in the long run. With Musk gone and DOGE's future in doubt, now seems like a good time. To be sure, DOGE isn't dead yet, and some of its moves could…...
Trump’s Executive Order on Drug Prices, Explained
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (1245+ words) Grayson Logue is the deputy editor of The Morning Dispatch and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in political risk consulting, helping advise Fortune 50 companies. He was also an assistant editor at Providence…...
Uncle Sam, Deadbeat Customer
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1098+ words) Kevin D. Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch and is based in Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 15 years as a writer and editor at National Review, worked as the theater critic at the New Criterion, and…...