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The Monday Essay

Each Monday, a contributing writer explores a long-term, big-picture question about politics, policy, or culture.

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Society & Culture

Why MAGA Loves the 1950s

Claude S. Fischer / June 28, 2025

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The Last Good Place on the Internet

Clare Coffey / March 3, 2025

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Why the Republic Remains

Matthew Walther / June 9, 2025

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Is Malice Toward None Enough?

Michael P. Zuckert / November 4, 2024

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Illustration by Noah Hickey. (Photos via Getty Images)

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How to Fix Our Online World

Nick Pompella / September 22, 2025

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

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Death on Demand

Valerie Pavilonis / September 15, 2025

Mount McKinley, seen from Denali National Park. (Photo by Lidor, @bylidor)

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Death and Discovery at the Edge of the World

Ari David Blaff / September 8, 2025

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The Monday Essay

Elizabeth Anscombe and the Bomb

Luis Parrales / September 1, 2025