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Opinion George F. Will

Fill the government with barbarians, you get barbaric government

(Tom Brenner/AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Pete Hegseth wants to morally instruct America with a public execution? The proper response is revulsion.

Opinion Fabio Pacucci

This telescope is making priceless discoveries. The greatest was unforeseen.

Opinion Megan McArdle

Think a firing squad is barbaric? Remember Christa Pike.

Opinion Eva Jaber

My dog seemed to hate me. Here’s how I fixed it.

Opinion Jason Willick

What is Alito trying to say about originalism and the Supreme Court?

Opinion Editorial Board

Two cheers for Anduril’s submarine-building project

Opinion Editorial Board

A fresh reason to unplug federal censorship commission

Opinion Letters to the Editor

What happened inside Russia’s plague lab?

Editorial Cartoons

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Dante’s nine circles of family road-tripping

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