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Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service for her husband, right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches the program on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. got outdone by Taco Bell

Ashlie D. Stevens
A supporter of President Donald Trump wears a glitter jacket ahead of the 2026 Republican National Committee (RNC) Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 8, 2026, in Dallas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's emotional support convention

Amanda Marcotte
Nara Smith at the Net-a-Porter Incredible Women Cocktail in New York (Aurora Rose/WWD via Getty Images)

The tradwife brand is crumbling

Melanie McFarland
Satellite image shows the center of the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock City. ( Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor.)

Why Gen Z is over Burning Man

Nicole Karlis
Jason Sudeikis and Tanya Reynolds in "Ted Lasso," now streaming on Apple TV. (Courtesy Apple TV)

The "Ted Lasso" problem Ted can't see

Melanie McFarland
Donald Trump, after addressing attendees on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Sept. 9, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's bribe: 9/11's dark legacy

Brian Karem
Actor Casper Van Dien on the set of "Starship Troopers" (TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Trump's fascist Space Force dress-up

Alex Galbraith
Donald Trump Jr. and now wife Bettina Anderson have been together since 2024, engaged since December 2025. Trump's father will be skipping their wedding weekend, blaming it on international issues. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Putin ally bankrolled Don Jr. wedding

Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski - ProPublica
Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Sept. 29, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US allies break ranks on Israel

Andrew O'Hehir
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., attends a roundtable discussion on soil health alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on July 15, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

GOP doctor-politicians break their oath

Heather Digby Parton
A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive held by College Hill Baptist Church and the World Central kitchen on March 07, 2021 in Jackson, Mississippi. Residents in parts of Jackson, Mississippi, where 80% of the residents are Black, have been without running water since mid-February after the city was hit by back-to-back winter storms. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Lying about clean water will backfire

Troy Farah
(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / AaronP / Bauer-Griffin / Matthew Nichols)

Snobbery is making a comeback — finally

Coleman Spilde
Marathon Petroleum Corp's Los Angeles Refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in the North America on March 10, 2026. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Trump's own energy crisis traps him

Troy Farah
SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 06 2026: A man checks the "Equal Earth" map projection on a screen in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The United Nations General Assembly recently endorsed the non-binding resolution to promote the projection, which aims to correct geographical distortions caused by the traditional Mercator map.

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it

Troy Farah
Members of the crowd hold their hands up as they make a pledge with US President Donald Trump during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention. (Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images)

Trump: Pledge allegiance to vote for me

CK Smith
Grace Ann Nader, left, and Brooks Nader attend the U.S. premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Aug. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. The sisters partnered with Astral Tequila to promote the film as part of a broader trend of studios enlisting influencers for movie marketing. (Chloe Kern / FilmMagic)

Influencers are squeezing out critics

Kristen Lopez
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on the release of 9/11-related documents at City Hall on Sept. 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Post-9/11 hate is taking a new form

Pawan Dhingra
Collage of found photos and vintage Girl Scout packaging (Illustration by Salon / Weston Biscuit Company / Bettmann / Getty Images)

Why the right is afraid of Girl Scouts

Ashlie D. Stevens
Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Finn Gomez / John Nacion / Noushad Thekkayil / ANGELA WEISS)

America's wet hot socialist summer

Michael Tedder
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of Silicon Valley's warnings of A.I.-induced doom (Getty Images)

If AI kills us, don't blame the machine

Alex Galbraith
Mariska Hargitay (Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage/Getty Images)

The safest Emmys host yet

Candice Frederick
The New England Patriots face off against the Cleveland Browns during a preseason game on Aug. 27, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

I can't quit the NFL

Dimitrios Aletras Jr.
A John Deere combine harvests a healthy crop of soybeans in Autumn/near Northland, Minnesota. (Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

How soybeans took over the American diet

Edward D. Melillo - The Conversation
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