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Millions of Americans aren’t just misinformed. They’re searching for coherence in a world that no longer provides it, writes Arthur Brooks. thefp.com/p/arthur-brook…

A minority of voices in European politics want to side with Trump’s America in Iran at a moment when the transatlantic alliance is as weak as it’s ever been, reports David Patrikarakos. thefp.com/p/the-european…

A day after I published a book on the government-tech control of information, a positive review of it disappeared online. It was the epitome of the very censorship I had just documented, writes Jacob Siegel. thefp.com/p/i-wrote-a-bo…

According to the school, I was fired because I violated the administration’s values about LGBT inclusion—by reposting Brianna Wu, a trans woman, on X, writes Logan Levkoff. thefp.com/p/i-was-fired-…

Amit Segal explains why Itamar Ben-Gvir's death penalty law isn't what it seems, and why Israel is going after Iranian steel factories. thefp.com/p/israels-deat…

“Meta should feel this heat,” Freya India writes. “But I worry about what’s coming for us, too. Because if I’ve learned anything from years of writing about what’s happening to young people, it’s that everything can and will be exploited—especially a generation in crisis.” Read the full story here: bit.ly/3NEnCw9

Nominating Ken Paxton, a crass and corrupt politician, would risk a longtime GOP Senate seat. It’s happened before in other solid red states. thefp.com/p/democrats-ca…

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Now 50 years old, Apple has been central to tech’s greatest advances, and its worst misuses, writes Patrick McGee. thefp.com/p/the-surveill…

Thank you to @havivrettiggur for coming on breaking history. Check out our conversation about revolutionary martyr ideology and Iran. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bre…

A mural honoring Iryna Zarutska—a Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death in a gruesome incident on a commuter train—has sparked swift backlash and will now be removed. @Writes__Code reports.

In his war with Iran, is the president a mad king or a genius negotiator? Eli Lake offers a third explanation. thefp.com/p/donald-trump…

Two GOP candidates lead the open primary for the governorship. That reflects voters’ anger with progressive governance, writes Peter Savodnik. thefp.com/p/in-californi…

What are the possible scenarios for the troops currently being deployed to Iran? thefp.com/p/the-battle-o…

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Netflix‘s ‘Age of Attraction’ dating show breaks the age-gap taboo—and also shows why it exists, writes Kat Rosenfield. thefp.com/p/should-we-ju…

They feel so good about the midterms that they’ve forgotten why they lost in 2024. But huge problems still linger, writes Ruy Teixeira. thefp.com/p/have-the-dem…

What I found is how a mutual hatred for the West, imperialism, and Israel have coalesced around Palestine—a cause for which its devout followers are prepared to do anything, writes Nora Bussigny. thefp.com/p/i-went-under…