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Military Tech Cooperation With Israel Is Less Radical Than Critics Claim

https://thedispatch.com/article/israel-national-defense-approporiations-section-219-congress/

Published: September 7, 2026 05:03

A provision of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act represents a major change, but not in the way critics have portrayed it.

Why We Still Need Dating Etiquette

https://thedispatch.com/article/dating-etiquette-courtship-men-women-gen-z/

Published: September 7, 2026 05:00

Courtship rules might ironically result in more freedom for young people to feel.

Will Politically Moderate Christians of Both Parties Work Together?

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-faith/ken-paxton-james-talarico-christianity-elections/

Published: September 6, 2026 11:00

Voters would have to value political dispositions over political policy.

Our Best Stuff on Turmoil at the Pentagon

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/weekly/pete-hegseth-pentagon-dan-driscoll/

Published: September 5, 2026 12:00

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of feuding with Pete Hegseth.

An Ohio Train Station, Born Again

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-culture/ohio-trains-history-buildings/

Published: September 5, 2026 10:50

What should we do with old buildings that have lost their original purpose?

Trump Has Made America Less Conservative | Ruminant

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/trump-has-made-america-less-conservative-ruminant/

Published: September 5, 2026 07:00

Don’t get caught up in team spirit.

The Brick and Mortar University Is Not Dead

https://thedispatch.com/article/university-history-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-physical/

Published: September 5, 2026 05:00

The college environment is just as important as book learning.

Anthem, Arizona: The Master-Planned Community

https://thedispatch.com/article/anthem-arizona-master-plan-governance/

Published: September 5, 2026 05:00

Even a place as man-made as Anthem can’t help but get a little democratic.

With Friends Like These

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/jd-vance-tucker-carlson-friendship-postliberalism-antisemitism/

Published: September 4, 2026 22:35

On J.D. Vance’s postliberal bromance.

The Great Appeaser

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/mike-johnson-henry-clay-speaker-war/

Published: September 4, 2026 20:34

Speaker Mike Johnson is no constitutionalist.

A ‘Super’ El Niño Approaches

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/a-super-el-nino-approaches/

Published: September 4, 2026 10:02

Plus: Federal prosecutors charge ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting, AIs suffer a major outage, and Trump offers Tiger Woods a piece of advice.

Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/%podcast-brands%/can-the-gop-survive-trumps-approval-numbers/

Published: September 4, 2026 07:00

Plus: The Democrats’ Hasan Piker problem.

Grocery Stores Are a Free-Market Success Story

https://thedispatch.com/article/grocery-stores-prices-competition-explained/

Published: September 4, 2026 05:02

From Walmart to Whole Foods, stiff competition and low margins mean grocers must be tuned in to consumer preferences.

Socialism: The Newest Old Idea That Won’t Work

https://thedispatch.com/article/socialism-the-newest-old-idea-that-wont-work/

Published: September 4, 2026 05:02

Bad proposals and programs are coming from both the left and the right.

The Department of Defensiveness

https://thedispatch.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-media-control-propaganda/

Published: September 4, 2026 05:01

A brief history of this Pentagon’s sordid attempts to control the narrative.

Trump’s Vaunted ‘Trade Deals’ Are Much Less Than Meet the Eye

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-markets/trump-trade-deals-tariffs-investment/

Published: September 3, 2026 19:08

Especially compared to the real-world alternatives we already had at a much lower cost.

Radical Chick

https://thedispatch.com/article/gloria-steinem-radical-feminism-buckley/

Published: September 3, 2026 18:08

Gloria Steinem’s war.

Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/hegseths-pentagon-purge/

Published: September 3, 2026 10:27

Plus: Kyiv comes under fire for a seventh consecutive day, Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 3,000, and Dale Sanders walks more than us.

SCOTUS Majority Rules White House Ballroom Is A Go

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/scotus-majority-rules-white-house-ballroom-is-a-go/

Published: September 3, 2026 07:00

Is demolition of the East Wing an aesthetic injury?

Forty-Seven States Couldn’t Stop Meta’s Algorithm

https://thedispatch.com/article/meta-settlement-child-safety-algorithm/

Published: September 3, 2026 05:04

Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement over harms to teens was extraordinary, but it left its platforms’ core feature mostly intact.

The Foreign Bots Shaping American Public Opinion

https://thedispatch.com/article/twitter-social-media-chinese-bots-algorithm/

Published: September 3, 2026 05:04

How Russian, Chinese, and Iranian AI agents manipulate debates on divisive political issues, including data centers.

Settler Violence Is Dividing Israelis—Even Within the Settler Movement

https://thedispatch.com/article/west-bank-israel-settler-violence-palestinians/

Published: September 3, 2026 05:02

Some Israelis accuse the government of turning a blind eye to attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.

What Does $24 Billion Buy in the California Housing Market?

https://thedispatch.com/article/california-housing-market-subsidies/

Published: September 3, 2026 05:00

Not much.

Wendell Berry, Son of Kentucky

https://thedispatch.com/article/wendell-berry-kentucky-faith-marriage/

Published: September 3, 2026 05:00

What the late writer taught us about truth, marriage, and faith.

A Subjugating Force

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/trump-venezuela-deal-military-subjugation/

Published: September 2, 2026 22:00

Venezuela and the degradation of the U.S. military.

One-Ideaism Is Brain Rot

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/one-ideaism-radical-politics/

Published: September 2, 2026 20:38

Cramming all your political passion into one issue blinds you to every other.

Is Conservatism’s Marriage of Liberty and Virtue Dead?

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/next-right/conservatism-fusionism-postliberalism-stephanie-slade/

Published: September 2, 2026 15:21

A new book offers hope and caution about the future of the right.

The U.S. Boat Strikes, One Year Later

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-u-s-boat-strikes-one-year-later/

Published: September 2, 2026 10:19

Plus: Ed Markey fends off Seth Moulton in Massachusetts, a USPS whistleblower warns of a flawed mail-in ballot system, and please don’t steal planes near nuclear plants.

Does Trump Understand Tariffs? | Interview: Anthony Scaramucci

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/does-trump-understand-tariffs-interview-anthony-scaramucci/

Published: September 2, 2026 07:00

The incomplete triangle.

A Venezuelan Oil Deal With Many Layers

https://thedispatch.com/article/u-s-venezuela-oil-deal-explained/

Published: September 2, 2026 05:03

The U.S. involvement in the country’s oil industry has dubious legal underpinnings and may end up being less than advertised.

A Death Caught in the Crossfire of Vaccine Politics

https://thedispatch.com/article/pennsylvania-measles-deaths-josh-shapiro-rfk-jr/

Published: September 2, 2026 05:02

Lessons from the Pennsylvania measles spectacle include poor communication and political point-scoring.

The Big Problems With the ‘Biggest Oil Deal’ Ever

https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-pentagon/

Published: September 2, 2026 05:00

Trump’s plan to take Venezuelan oil is probably illegal and definitely immoral.

AI Child Porn Is Still Porn

https://thedispatch.com/article/artificial-intelligence-child-pornography-law/

Published: September 2, 2026 05:00

No matter how it’s created, child pornography is still evil.

Why Jews Don’t Bow to Tyrants

https://thedispatch.com/article/jews-question-antisemitism-history-defiance/

Published: September 2, 2026 05:00

Dara Horn’s latest book explores the ancient lie behind contemporary antisemitism.

J.D. and Tucker, Abdul and Hasan

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/el-sayed-piker-vance-carlson-illiberalism/

Published: September 1, 2026 22:36

On the Democrats’ Piker freakout.

The Pentagon’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-pentagons-venezuelan-oil-deal/

Published: September 1, 2026 10:49

Plus: Iran attacks a U.S. base in the UAE, and the Army secretary resigns after clashing with Hegseth.

The Pentagon’s Unprecedented Plan for Venezuelan Oil

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/the-pentagons-unprecedented-plan-for-venezuelan-oil/

Published: September 1, 2026 07:00

To the victor go the spoils.

Has the First Amendment Ever Been More Relevant?

https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/has-the-first-amendment-ever-been-more-relevant/

Published: September 1, 2026 07:00

Student visas, Pentagon leaks, and trans athlete protests.

Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous Assault on Accountability

https://thedispatch.com/article/hegseth-civilian-safeguards-accountability-harm/

Published: September 1, 2026 05:01

The defense secretary has gutted a program designed to safeguard civilians, and we’ve seen the tragic results.

What We Got Wrong in August

https://thedispatch.com/article/what-we-got-wrong-in-august/

Published: September 1, 2026 05:00

A list of corrections issued by The Dispatch last month.

What’s the Matter With Utah?

https://thedispatch.com/article/utah-public-lands-national-parks/

Published: September 1, 2026 05:00

How a state trapped by its own history became Congress’ most aggressive threat to public lands—and suddenly out of step with a changing conservative West.

Welcome to the ‘Imperial Populist Oligarchy’

https://thedispatch.com/article/constitution-republic-oligarchy-populism-imperialism/

Published: September 1, 2026 05:00

Can America get back to its republican roots?

Everyone’s a ‘Fed’ Now

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/hegseth-gowdy-media-government-postliberal/

Published: August 31, 2026 22:12

Pentagon propaganda in an age of cultish slop.

I Know Why Everybody Hates Capitalism

https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/wanderland/capitalism-socialism-scams-fraud/

Published: August 31, 2026 13:00

We live in a society that is far more egalitarian in theory than in practice.