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Nike's Winning Strategy
On the Cultural Significance of Its 2024 Olympics Campaign
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No, Joe Biden Is Not a Hero
There's Only One Politician Who Comes Out Of This Well
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The Trump Shooting Was Fake News
On Events and Non-Events
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Five Bad Motivations With Good Outcomes
Plus a Rattle Bag of Juicy Links
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Do You Wear the Mask or Does the Mask Wear you?
Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, and the Art of Creating a Professional Persona
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Congrats Keir, You Won, Now Change
Prime Minister Starmer Needs To Be Very Different To Opposition Leader Starmer
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
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The Age of Centrist Heroes Is Over
I Hope You Like Pizza
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The Ruffian
The Ruffian
Ian Leslie picks out the most important, interesting and beautiful signals from the noise.
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