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Was the Bowie Knife the AR-15 of the 19th Century?
10+ min ago (316+ words) According to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, yes indeed. And now the state of New Jersey is essentially making the same argument in a supplemental brief filed in the Third Circuit in a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on…...
Olasky Books: George Washington was greater than Frederick the Great
2+ week, 3+ day ago (712+ words) Jurgen Overhoff's George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives (Princeton, 2026) shows how two great leaders had different ethics of leadership that helped to create two different political cultures. Washington held himself accountable to Congress and saw the value of…...
How Anti-Gun Bias Works in Media
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (655+ words) And even that is rare, in part because the reporter knows how it will blow up in their face. But over at Rocky Mountain Voice, Cory Gaines responds to a recent article, and it illustrates a good part of what…...
The "Honest Power" of American Trains
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (321+ words) Valerie is Ideas Editor at The Dispatch, based in New York City. Prior to joining the company in 2025, she worked at The New York Times and News Guard Technologies, and she is currently a Novak Fellow through The Fund for…...
Truth vs. Brainwashing
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (206+ words) " Writes Bill Madden: . We keep hearing that Iran has hated us for 47 years when they took over the American Embassy. Actually, they have hated us for 73 years and took over the Embassy because of our first Iranian regime change in…...
John Fetterman says he's "very libertarian in a lot of ways
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1313+ words) Over a decade ago, Sen. John Fetterman (D'Pa.) looked like the future of Bernie Sanders'style populism, championing higher minimum wages, criminal justice reform, and social welfare spending. After 13 years as mayor of deeply impoverished Braddock, Pennsylvania, and then a term…...
Maoists Believe in Leprechauns | Ruminant
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (112+ words) Jonah's commie Twitter thread Mamdani Celebrates America's 250 Years With Call for Unity and Democracy Eli Lake on DSA Scott Lincicome in The Dispatch - "GDP Is Good, Actually" The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional…...
The Many Fallacies of Antifeminism
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (151+ words) Feminism has its problems. But so does its knee-jerk opposite. - Elizabeth Grace Matthew - Start a free trial today for full access. The Many Fallacies of Antifeminism Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Why is J. K. Rowling,…...
There Is a Rule in New Orleans
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (176+ words) Can a transplant ever really be "from" the city? - Nathaniel Rich - Start a free trial today for full access. There Is a Rule in New Orleans Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Where am I…...
Trump & NATO Kiss and Make Up as Europeans Pledge To Buy More U. S. Weapons
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (567+ words) For nearly the entire duration of his second term, U. S. President Donald Trump has incessantly griped about NATO and its leaders. But he emerged from this week's summit in Ankara, Turkey, with renewed dedication to the entangling alliance. It seems the…...