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The Movie of the Year

Kyle Smith

This is why we go to the movies.

To Help Fix American Mental-Health Care, Reform Certificate-of-Need Laws

Mark Flatten

The simplest way to eliminate the nation’s dire shortage of inpatient mental-health beds is to remove the chief obstacle to new facilities’ construction. It's time to reform certificate-of-need laws.

Taylor Swift Breaks Political Silence, Endorses Tennessee Democrats

Mairead McArdle

The pop star, who is famously reluctant to take political stands, announced Sunday that she would be voting for two Democrats from her home state.

Can Politics Handle Truth and Humanity?

Kathryn Jean Lopez

Let’s drop the devaluing, dehumanizing, and disposing of our political enemies. Everything might just become a little more humane if we insist on it. 

The Coen Brothers Go West, Strangely

Kyle Smith

With the clashing of styles and moods, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is like a digest of the Coen brothers’ entire opus.

Why Canada’s Trudeau Had to Sign a Trade Deal with the U.S.

John Fund

Trudeau simply couldn’t afford the domestic political heat he’d face if he proved unable to cut a trade deal with Canada’s largest trading partner.

The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Intact

David French

The Supreme Court's authority, and its willingness to do unpopular things, do not depend on its popularity.

Kamala Harris: Kavanaugh Confirmation ‘Was a Denial of Justice’ for Women

Jack Crowe

In a speech Sunday, the California senator urged her fellow Democrats to channel their anger at the confirmation battle into November's midterm elections.

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