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Porn Is Inevitable
The Supreme Court is about to decide if requiring age verifications on explicit sites is unconstitutional. But whatever happens, porn will survive.
River Page
Biden’s Transgender Prison Policy Goes to Trial
Rhonda Fleming says being forced to shower with male inmates violates her constitutional right to bodily privacy. On Tuesday, a court will hear her…
Madeleine Kearns
The Burning Woman on the Train—and the Future of My City
Lawbreaking is an acid that dissolves civic life. Those of us who love New York need to say: No more.
Reihan Salam
Abigail Shrier Was Vilified. Now She’s Been Vindicated.
The author uncovered the truth about the dangers of transitioning minors—and stood up to bans, boycotts, and smears.
The Editors
The Curious Case of Luigi Mangione
The young man suspected of murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO is weirdly normal-seeming.
River Page
Daniel Penny’s Innocence—and the Shame of Alvin Bragg
A just verdict for Daniel Penny does not erase the cynical, wrongheaded, and unwarranted prosecution.
The Editors
Preemptive Pardons Are a Terrible Idea
No president has ever issued preemptive pardons to an entire class of people. If Biden does it, it will mark a further degradation of American politics.
Eli Lake
Live Updates: Jury Is Deadlocked in Daniel Penny Trial
After over 20 hours of deliberation, jurors couldn’t decide on a manslaughter charge. But the judge told them to come back on Monday to deliberate on a…
Olivia Reingold
The Biden Administration’s Prosecution of Dr. Eithan Haim
A doctor spoke out about gender transition treatments at a children’s hospital. He might go to prison for it.
Tom Bartlett
Why I Hope the Supreme Court Upholds the Ban on Child Transition
Today, the top legal minds in the country will consider whether there’s a constitutional right to harm children. Jamie Reed asks: How did we get to this…
Jamie Reed
The Real Hunter Biden Scandal
The pardon is the least of it. The government weaponized the justice system to go after Donald Trump, but looked the other way at Hunter’s influence…
Eli Lake
‘No Wonder He’s Smiling. He’s Gotten Away with It So Many Times.’
A migrant gang member robbed a Manhattan prosecutor inside her own home last month. It was his seventh arrest since June.
Olivia Reingold
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