Ranked #1
Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?
Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?
The practice of legacy admissions—preferential consideration of the children of alumni—has emerged as a national flash p... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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29mins
Ranked #2
The One-Per-centers Pushing Democrats to the Left
The One-Per-centers Pushing Democrats to the Left
Andrew Marantz, in the August 14th, 2023, issue of The New Yorker, wrote about Leah Hunt-Hendrix, a major donor to progr... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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38mins
Ranked #3
Emily Nussbaum on Country Music’s Culture Wars
Emily Nussbaum on Country Music’s Culture Wars
The New Yorker Radio Hour: Last month, the country singer Jason Aldean released a music video for “Try That in a Small T... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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35mins
Ranked #4
“This is The Big One”: The Third Trump Indictment
“This is The Big One”: The Third Trump Indictment
The Washington Roundtable: This week, in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., former President Donald Trump pleaded... Read more
5 Aug 2023
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41mins
Ranked #5
How the Wagner Group Became Too Powerful for Putin to Punish
How the Wagner Group Became Too Powerful for Putin to Punish
On June 23, 2023, tanks rolled into Moscow and into the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and troops surrounded mi... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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37mins
Ranked #6
How to Buy Forgiveness from Medical Debt
How to Buy Forgiveness from Medical Debt
Nearly one in ten Americans owe significant medical debt, a burden that can become crippling as living costs and interes... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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13mins
Ranked #7
Hunter Biden and the Mechanics of the “Scandal Industrial Complex”
Hunter Biden and the Mechanics of the “Scandal Industrial Complex”
The Washington Roundtable: This week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved one step closer to calling for Congress to begi... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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37mins
Ranked #8
The Historic Battles of “Hot Labor Summer”
The Historic Battles of “Hot Labor Summer”
This summer, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild are on strike together for the first time in sixty... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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34mins
Ranked #9
Adapting Oppenheimer’s Life Story to Film, with Biographer Kai Bird
Adapting Oppenheimer’s Life Story to Film, with Biographer Kai Bird
In making “Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres this weekend, the director Christopher Nolan relied on a Pulitzer Prize... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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18mins
Ranked #10
What Happens if Trump Is Elected While on Trial?
What Happens if Trump Is Elected While on Trial?
The Washington Roundtable: The midsummer Presidential campaign is full of surprises, including a deluge of upcoming lega... Read more
22 Jul 2023
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39mins