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A straight rural highway stretches toward distant farm buildings and trees under a twilight sky with a visible moon.

Where I’m From

At the Center of Things in Newton, Kansas

Jeff Reimer / September 26, 2026

A bright green pixelated musical note symbol displayed against a purple gradient background with a dotted texture pattern.

Society & Culture

Who’s Shaping Your Taste?

Campbell Rawlins / September 26, 2026

A silhouetted man works on a laptop while carrying a barbell across his shoulders, set against a red background with browser windows.

Science & Technology

Whose Privacy Rights Are They Anyway?

Annalise DeVries / June 11, 2026

A glowing figure sits on a bed facing a dark television screen in a dimly lit bedroom rendered in cyan and blue thermal imaging tones.

Society & Culture

We Don’t Know How to Talk About Assisted Dying

Valerie Pavilonis / June 9, 2026

A collage of vintage fabric swatches and book covers with ornate borders, handwritten labels, and decorative patterns in red, blue, tan, and black arranged in a grid-like composition.

Society & Culture

Is Cultural Marxism the Root of Our Problems?

Megan Dent / April 18, 2026

A weathered classical stone statue of a draped female figure stands on a pedestal amid overgrown vines and foliage.

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Where I’m From

A New Wild West in Jackson, Louisiana

James Taylor Foreman / April 18, 2026

Ossining High School's brick buildings and tower are visible behind a red and white sign marking the school's entrance on a grassy campus grounds.

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Where I’m From

Ossining, New York, in the ‘Unwoke’ 1950s

Thomas Dichter / March 28, 2026

A valley town nestled between forested hills at dusk, with scattered lights illuminating homes across the landscape as the sky transitions from daylight to evening.

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Where I’m From

The Valley! The Valley! The San Fernando Valley!

Emmett Rensin / March 21, 2026

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Where I’m From

Plymouth, Minnesota: The Midwestern Sublime

Kayla Bartsch / March 14, 2026

View of the city of Phoenix Arizona USA from the North Phoenix Trail.

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Where I’m From

The Futuristic Spirit of Phoenix, Arizona

Timothy Sandefur / March 7, 2026

Vanitas Still Life, wood engraving, published in 1897

Society & Culture

What AI Is Teaching Us About Humanities Education

Alan Jacobs / March 4, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Society & Culture

Gender Medicine’s Incoherent Standards of Care

Joseph Figliolia / March 3, 2026

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To Restore Their Lives, Some Veterans Are Turning to Psychedelics

Ari David Blaff / November 11, 2026

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The Stupid, Boring Evil of Payton Gendron

Nick Pompella / November 9, 2026

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Where Willa Cather Came From

Valerie Pavilonis, Peter C. Meilaender, Sam Buntz, & Alex Demas / November 7, 2026

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The Unsolved Puzzle of Norm Macdonald

Liam Noble Shearer / November 7, 2026