The Double Standard at the Heart of the Signal Debacle
As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.
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Much of the faith’s central traditions run counter to the aspirations of this new Christ-curious class.
Illustration by Mark Harris The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World
Organizations that explicitly valued impartiality and independence have become stridently critical of the Jewish state.
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One small business has paid nearly $30,000 in the past two months.
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The brothers’ new reality series looks like a showcase for dude-bro supremacy. But the girlfriends steal the limelight.
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If you think of personal time only as “not work,” you could be missing out on truly enriching experiences.
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R. Fresson What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
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“As I said at the outset, I didn’t know who Deep Throat was. I know from conversation with Bob Woodward at the time only that he was from the FBI. He could well have been Mark Felt.” (From 1992)
Associated Press Put Your Husband in the Kitchen
“I am tempted to think that the perplexed businessman might discover a possible solution of his troubles if he would just spend a few days in his wife’s kitchen.” (From 1932)
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The fallout from the Signal breach is only just beginning.
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A striking new study reveals that elected officials have a far more pessimistic view of voter behavior than do citizens themselves.
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