October 29, 2025 Issue

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FEATURE

The shutdown party: How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love the fight against Trump

by W. James Antle III

✪ Shutdown history: Spending standoffs show the need for new budgetary thinking

by Tevi Troy

✪ State your business: Economists reckon with Trumpian capitalism

by Taylor Millard

✪ Wesley Hunt unfazed by critics of his entry into an already messy Texas GOP Senate primary

by Juliegrace Brufke

✪ A closer look at the anti-Israel movement’s slogans

by Isaac Schorr

Your Land

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Hawaii’s Braveheart

by Jeremiah Poff

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What new handouts for illegal immigrants will California pass next?

by Zachary Faria

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The ick of immigration law enforcement

by Conn Carroll

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A climate of excuses for not having children

by Timothy P. Carney

Business

BUSINESS

Tariffs, smuggling, and the US-Mexico border wall puts a lot on Customs and Border Protection’s plate

BUSINESS

Not one more taxpayer dime to bail out the (Un)Affordable Care Act

by Tiana Lowe Doescher

Letter From The Editor

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Shock — the White House is still there

Washington Briefing

Members of Congress make renewed push for proposals aimed at protecting children online

by Jessica Melugin

Trump in no rush to end shutdown impasse

Ex-Iranian hostage crisis captive Kevin Hermening eyes House seat bid

A veteran Pentagon correspondent explains why the Department of Defense was unique among military headquarters

by Jamie McIntyre

The Columnists

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Dominic Green

Decline and fall of transgender America

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Dan Hannan

Post-Kirk authoritarianism reaches England

Life & Arts

TV

Hulu’s football farce: Review of ‘Chad Powers’

by Graham Hillard

On Culture

Buying an enthusiast car on a budget

Books

‘The Camp of the Saints’ as a mirror

by Adam Van Buskirk

Long Life

The narthex problem

Books

America’s Jewish core

by Michael M. Rosen

Life in Uniform

Of bullets and bandages

Books

Loyal to a fault: Review of ‘Independent’ by Karine Jean-Pierre

Film

Vibe tweak: Review of ‘After the Hunt’

by Peter Tonguette

More from the Magazine

Business

Tariffs, smuggling, and the US-Mexico border wall puts a lot on Customs and Border Protection’s plate

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Obituary

Ace Frehley, 1951-2025

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