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The 2026 Oscar Noms & What Should Have Been Picked

It’s a pleasant surprise to find some of the year’s best movies enthusiastically acknowledged by the Academy, but plenty of greatness has been left by the wayside.

The NFL’s GM Power Era Has Arrived

In an offseason defined by massive turnover in the coaching ranks, most general managers have avoided the pink slip. Is this a sign of an NFL power shift?

Podcast: Who We Are by City Journal
Available this week: "Writer's Diary" by Matthew Gasda
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Essential Reading

One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

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The 2026 Oscar Noms & What Should Have Been Picked

It’s a pleasant surprise to find some of the year’s best movies enthusiastically acknowledged by the Academy, but plenty of greatness has been left by the wayside.

The NFL’s GM Power Era Has Arrived

In an offseason defined by massive turnover in the coaching ranks, most general managers have avoided the pink slip. Is this a sign of an NFL power shift?

Essential Reading

One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

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