Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote. By Phillips Payson O’Brien1

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Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
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The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
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The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan
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The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones
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Boredom Is the Price We Pay for Meaning
“That I loved my daughter was never in doubt. My problem was that I didn’t much like being a father,” @morbidorigin writes. “From a life of freedom and agency I had entered a life of white-noise machines, parenting manuals, and fatigue.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/boredom-parenthood-father/686158/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYdb-6eYoCFBUbRh2RURJQJA&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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NYTimes.com: The Reason Gen Z Isn’t Dating
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