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Today: @continetti explains how to ruin a presidency; @masadasiegel mourns the rise of antisemitism in schools and universities; and @megan_pidcock becomes a Knicks fan. Plus, @MattHennessey warns establishment Democrats that they’re on the ropes.
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In the two weeks since the Knicks won, I’ve yet to go a day without seeing some sort of Knicks paraphernalia in the city. I will proudly wear my hastily-bought merch for a long time, writes @megan_pidcock
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Subsidiarity—the idea that local communities should address local problems—builds confidence. I’ve had the opportunity to serve in local government and to engage with it directly, writes Howard Husock
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In Lemony Snicket’s world, the children realize they must save themselves. In a world where many school boards and university presidents lack the courage to act, the courtroom becomes the only place left to protect Jewish children, writes @masadasiegel https://t.co/koDscHgQXf

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The national government isn’t remotely competent to identify meaningful service opportunities for everyone. But it’s possible to take the measure of a whole community and determine what kind of volunteers are best suited for them, writes Stephen Eide
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The national government isn’t remotely competent to identify meaningful service opportunities for everyone. But it’s possible to take the measure of a whole community and determine what kind of volunteers are best suited for them, writes Stephen Eide
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The right policies will make the difference between revival and decline—and determine if Trump’s presidency gets a second wind or runs aground on the shoals of the Four I’s, writes @continetti
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Putting cameras in the court would dramatically change the nature of the proceedings, create perverse incentives, and further erode the public’s trust in the institution, writes @BenSasse
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The radicals have Democrats on the ropes and are working the body hard. If party stalwarts don’t start counterpunching soon, they won’t go the distance. They’ll be lucky to hear the man count 10, writes @MattHennessey
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I was watching TV when something hit me like a goon who catches you with his girlfriend: Private investigators are back, writes @cjscalia
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Though I started as a temporary fan, I’m not one anymore. I’m a Knicks fan for life—and I’m not alone, writes @megan_pidcock
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“Labyrinth” is a strange movie. It’s delightfully strange, wonderfully strange, but also regular strange: strange like an optical illusion, strange like a dream where all your teeth fall out, writes @emmma_camp_
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“A Series of Unfortunate Events” follows three orphans. The adults tasked with protecting them refuse to take their jobs seriously. That exact institutional apathy has jumped off the screen and into reality, writes @masadasiegel
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By way of compensation for the boring early rounds of the World Cup, we have been treated to an extra portion of off-the-field drama. We must content ourselves with sideline subplots, writes @MattHennessey
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George Orwell saw it all coming; or rather, he identified a trend that’s older than you think, writes @WSJFreeEx columnist @rkylesmith.

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Columnist William Safire’s description of Jimmy Carter’s problems is eerily relevant. What he dubbed the “Four I’s”—inflation, Iran, Israel and ineptitude—not only sank Carter’s presidency. They doomed Biden’s. Now they threaten Trump’s, writes @continetti https://t.co/JmUb039n2D

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The Democratic Socialists of America Class of 2026 isn’t coming to nudge the Democratic Party to the left. It’s coming to burn it down, writes @jamesbmeigs
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Democrats in Washington have been so busy shadowboxing with phantom fascism, they left themselves exposed. They misjudged the quality of the challenge from the DSA. It wasn’t the fight they expected—or trained for, writes @MattHennessey
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Dolphins and sea lions could actually make good aquatic spies, with their excellent hearing and vision, and their ability to swim through tough currents. That doesn’t mean they are though, writes @mj_koch.

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I’d lived in New York for all of 15 days when the Knicks won the NBA championship. I knew then as I know now that I will never forget being a part of something so monumental, writes @megan_pidcock
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Daniel Handler, who wrote the book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” as Lemony Snicket, once noted that the series is “basically a Jewish story.” Watching the show today, the connection is glaringly obvious, writes @masadasiegel
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