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Today: @jamesbmeigs on Covid’s aftereffects; @emmma_camp_ on the feminism of consensual relationships; @lilyycohenn and @ThirdWayTweet urge the left to call out its antisemites; + @matthennessey fosters a secret hope about the California governor’s race. wsj.com/opinion/free-e…

There’s no excuse for failing to act against the surge of antisemitism, spread by the Hasan Pikers of the world and normalized by too many on the Democratic side, write @lilyycohenn and Jonathan Cowan on.wsj.com/4svyH1q

It is neither empowering nor particularly feminist to view women as perpetual schoolgirls, unable to consent to any romantic relationship that has a whiff of power imbalance, writes @emmma_camp_ 
on.wsj.com/4cSfB0I

The aftershocks of the Covid era are still rattling through our politics and public life, writes @jamesbmeigs on.wsj.com/4lBhNfv

Nothing would make me happier than seeing California Democrats get lost in the jungle and locked out of the governor’s mansion for four years, writes @matthennessey on.wsj.com/3PLCt8p

The Democratic Party needs to draw a line in the sand. Hasan Piker and his fellow Jew-haters belong on the other side, write @lilyycohenn and Jonathan Cowan on.wsj.com/41azCIK

Don’t make the mistake of assuming that Politico, of all outlets, understands how Republican voters think. @WSJFreeEx wsj.com/opinion/free-e…

It isn’t ‘grooming’ when a 20-year-old goes on a few dates with a 26-year-old, writes @emmma_camp_  on.wsj.com/4dv6mUk

It’s easy to feel like we’re done with Covid. But Covid isn’t done with us, writes @jamesbmeigs on.wsj.com/4772LIh

It is neither empowering nor particularly feminist to view women as perpetual schoolgirls, unable to consent to any romantic relationship that has a whiff of power imbalance, writes @emmma_camp_ wsj.com/opinion/free-e…

Today: @jamesbmeigs on Covid’s aftereffects; @emmma_camp_ on the feminism of consensual relationships; @lilyycohenn and @ThirdWayTweet urge the left to call out its antisemites; + @matthennessey fosters a secret hope about the California governor’s race. on.wsj.com/4rGWKcC

Read essays from just before the American Revolution begins and you see a beautiful blur of authors discovering an important truth about themselves: They are Americans, writes David Skinner on.wsj.com/4cVc9m8

The young men who take the manosphere message most seriously are the ones most likely to suffer from it, writes @robkhenderson on.wsj.com/4uFOVa0

Locations like Westralia and Dubai with lower taxes and better weather are enticing skilled workers from the high-tax West, writes @Louise_m_perry on.wsj.com/4lCxlzA

The rise of personal-finance courses in high schools is good. Young people need to hear about credit scores and nest eggs. Unfortunately, economics is being edged aside to make room, writes @matthennessey   on.wsj.com/4bv4LeB

American independence was written in pamphlets before it became a reality, writes David Skinner  on.wsj.com/47Upd7J

Manosphere influencers peddle luxury beliefs that are costly for their audience but relatively harmless for themselves, writes @robkhenderson on.wsj.com/3NLyBUm

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Countries with lower taxes and better weather are enticing skilled workers from overseas, writes @Louise_m_perry on.wsj.com/4bBi4u9