The Dispatch

What lessons would Republicans take from socialist victories this fall?

On book haters and the inescapable ties between political and economic freedom.

Plus: the U.S. and Iran trade strikes again before restoring their ceasefire, Pete Buttigieg is separated from his children over a false report, and the 2,000-year-old man turns 100.

The Hanseatic League was awesome.

The U.K. keeps swapping leaders. Its real problem is a state that promises far more than it can pay for.

If artificial intelligence is a tool, what do we plan to use it for?

Actual war heroes are discarded because they threaten the secretary’s fragile ego.

What’s next in the eternal saga of college admissions?

Not really, the veep writes in his new memoir.

Creating artistic silos is not the way.

Plus: Are Latter-day Saints Christians?

And why making such distinctions isn’t bigotry or hatred.

However we answer the question, we should all act a bit more Christian.

AI forces religious leaders to reckon with the difference between ‘new’ and ‘novel’ technology.

Graham Platner wins in Maine and Spencer Pratt loses in Los Angeles.

On historic American hotels across the country.

The Dems are fixin’ to do all right.

Before the World Cup came, Hoboken’s little square mile was already teeming with life.

Zoomers are doing Tae Bo, listening to records, and reading paper books. Why?

The words, statistics, and stories we share matter.