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When Emma Camp moved to New York, she started watching “Girls” on HBO. As a writer for Free Expression, Emma sees herself as someone who can lead her generation out of a permanent state of adolescence. “You should never be Hannah Horvath forever,” she says of Lena Dunham’s character. 🔗 Watch the full conversation with Megan McArdle here:

When Emma Camp moved to New York, she started watching “Girls” on HBO. As a writer for Free Expression, Emma sees herself as someone who can lead her generation out of a permanent state of adolescence. “You should never be Hannah Horvath forever,” she says of Lena Dunham’s character. 🔗 Watch the full conversation with Megan McArdle here:

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200,219 views • 11 hours ago

The most progressive parents in the United States are giving their children the most traditional names. “People with options choose the safest [names] for their own children, while praising risk and novelty for everyone else,” Rob Henderson says. “In my journey from foster care to Yale, I coined a term for this pattern: luxury beliefs.” 🔗 Read more about what the latest data on baby names says about progressives:

The most progressive parents in the United States are giving their children the most traditional names. “People with options choose the safest [names] for their own children, while praising risk and novelty for everyone else,” Rob Henderson says. “In my journey from foster care to Yale, I coined a term for this pattern: luxury beliefs.” 🔗 Read more about what the latest data on baby names says about progressives:

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3,591,195 views • 1 month ago

In Washington D.C., taxpayers who don’t take the train or bus are increasingly subsidizing those who do, and it’s not sustainable. Dominic Pino explains why. 🔗 Read more:

In Washington D.C., taxpayers who don’t take the train or bus are increasingly subsidizing those who do, and it’s not sustainable. Dominic Pino explains why. 🔗 Read more:

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1,952,170 views • 3 months ago

“Living in France is the upscale American daydream,” Megan McArdle says. “What’s a little harder to imagine is looking around me and thinking, ‘Yeah this place is definitely poorer than Mississippi.’ But when you look at GDP statistics, that’s actually what they seem to say.” 🔗 Watch the full analysis on the Reasonably Optimistic podcast:

“Living in France is the upscale American daydream,” Megan McArdle says. “What’s a little harder to imagine is looking around me and thinking, ‘Yeah this place is definitely poorer than Mississippi.’ But when you look at GDP statistics, that’s actually what they seem to say.” 🔗 Watch the full analysis on the Reasonably Optimistic podcast:

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248,253 views • 1 month ago

“I recently told you that D.C. transit only has one problem: It costs too much. … That made D.C. Twitter lose its mind.” Dominic Pino responds to his critics. 🔗 Read the original argument:

“I recently told you that D.C. transit only has one problem: It costs too much. … That made D.C. Twitter lose its mind.” Dominic Pino responds to his critics. 🔗 Read the original argument:

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285,036 views • 3 months ago

"Even though wages have risen faster than food prices, a higher grocery bill feels like a loss," Rob Henderson says. "Politicians know this. It is easier to promise cheaper groceries than to explain this reality." 🔗 Check out a recent episode of Make It Make Sense on why conservatives are fighting about $20 burritos here:

"Even though wages have risen faster than food prices, a higher grocery bill feels like a loss," Rob Henderson says. "Politicians know this. It is easier to promise cheaper groceries than to explain this reality." 🔗 Check out a recent episode of Make It Make Sense on why conservatives are fighting about $20 burritos here:

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22,182 views • 13 days ago

How do Maine voters feel about Sen. Susan Collins (R)? Carine Hajjar visited a potato festival in Fort Fairfield, Maine, and spoke to locals. Here’s what she heard. 🔗 Read more:

How do Maine voters feel about Sen. Susan Collins (R)? Carine Hajjar visited a potato festival in Fort Fairfield, Maine, and spoke to locals. Here’s what she heard. 🔗 Read more:

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45,879 views • 1 month ago

.María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition and the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke to Adam O'Neal about her “Freedom Manifesto” and the future of Venezuela:

.María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition and the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke to Adam O'Neal about her “Freedom Manifesto” and the future of Venezuela:

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104,871 views • 9 months ago

An epic fail by the CEO of McDonald’s may have actually turned into a marketing win for the company’s new Big Arches burger. 🍔 Watch Megan McArdle’s full argument and be sure to subscribe to “Reasonably Optimistic” wherever you get your podcasts:

An epic fail by the CEO of McDonald’s may have actually turned into a marketing win for the company’s new Big Arches burger. 🍔 Watch Megan McArdle’s full argument and be sure to subscribe to “Reasonably Optimistic” wherever you get your podcasts:

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58,321 views • 5 months ago

English speakers love the Romance vocabulary. AI chatbots have noticed and are using fancy sounding Latin-derived terms like “exhibit” and “triumph” over Germanic words like “show” and “win.” Adam Aleksic, also known as Etymology Nerd, asks, “How can you be sure about trusting AI, when it might be obscuring its biases behind a seemingly educated tone?” 🔗 Read more:

English speakers love the Romance vocabulary. AI chatbots have noticed and are using fancy sounding Latin-derived terms like “exhibit” and “triumph” over Germanic words like “show” and “win.” Adam Aleksic, also known as Etymology Nerd, asks, “How can you be sure about trusting AI, when it might be obscuring its biases behind a seemingly educated tone?” 🔗 Read more:

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30,567 views • 2 months ago

.David Ignatius explains why he believes democracy is possible in Iran. "I'm not saying it's going to happen soon, but I know, from what I've seen, that it's possible." 🔗 Submit a question for David's next chat with readers here:

.David Ignatius explains why he believes democracy is possible in Iran. "I'm not saying it's going to happen soon, but I know, from what I've seen, that it's possible." 🔗 Submit a question for David's next chat with readers here:

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46,638 views • 5 months ago

The Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics. But these days, it doesn’t feel that way. Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) is joined by Supreme Court analyst Sarah Isgur (Sarah Isgur), who offers ideas to reform the court. 🔗 Full conversation:

The Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics. But these days, it doesn’t feel that way. Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) is joined by Supreme Court analyst Sarah Isgur (Sarah Isgur), who offers ideas to reform the court. 🔗 Full conversation:

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33,905 views • 3 months ago

There’s a fundamental difference in how the United States and Israel view peace deals. David Ignatius explains the tension between the two countries. 🔗 Submit a question for David's next chat with readers here:

There’s a fundamental difference in how the United States and Israel view peace deals. David Ignatius explains the tension between the two countries. 🔗 Submit a question for David's next chat with readers here:

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33,343 views • 4 months ago

Ohio Republicans are racing to protect the public from a sinister threat: men in wigs and sequined dresses. In reality, it’s a heavy-handed attempt to chill constitutionally protected expression. 🔗 Read more from the Editorial Board:

Ohio Republicans are racing to protect the public from a sinister threat: men in wigs and sequined dresses. In reality, it’s a heavy-handed attempt to chill constitutionally protected expression. 🔗 Read more from the Editorial Board:

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33,624 views • 4 months ago

🔗: “Robert Redford gave extraordinary, captivating performances of so many characters throughout his lifetime. For me, it was his drive and persistence that defined him,” Bob Woodward writes. “Here is an audio clip from a 2019 interview I did with Redford that captures some of that spirit.”

🔗: “Robert Redford gave extraordinary, captivating performances of so many characters throughout his lifetime. For me, it was his drive and persistence that defined him,” Bob Woodward writes. “Here is an audio clip from a 2019 interview I did with Redford that captures some of that spirit.”

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63,149 views • 11 months ago

Last month, Vice President JD Vance said at a Breitbart News event, “As much progress as we’ve made, it’s going to take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom, which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we’re on the front end of it.” Editorial writer Carine Hajjar recently visited Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, and asked its working class residents if they can afford to wait for an “economic boom.” Here’s what they had to say.

Last month, Vice President JD Vance said at a Breitbart News event, “As much progress as we’ve made, it’s going to take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom, which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we’re on the front end of it.” Editorial writer Carine Hajjar recently visited Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, and asked its working class residents if they can afford to wait for an “economic boom.” Here’s what they had to say.

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47,598 views • 8 months ago

We interrupt your scrolling with a message from Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) on how to fix the long lines at the airports. ✈️ Watch the full PSA and subscribe to "Reasonably Optimistic" on YouTube:

We interrupt your scrolling with a message from Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) on how to fix the long lines at the airports. ✈️ Watch the full PSA and subscribe to "Reasonably Optimistic" on YouTube:

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31,260 views • 5 months ago

When UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on a Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024, the nation was stunned. But the act of violence exposed the fury simmering beneath America’s health care debate. Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) spoke to Dr. Ashish K. Jha — physician, public health expert and former White House covid-19 response coordinator — about what’s really going on inside the U.S. health care system. 🔗 Full conversation:

When UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on a Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024, the nation was stunned. But the act of violence exposed the fury simmering beneath America’s health care debate. Megan McArdle (Megan McArdle) spoke to Dr. Ashish K. Jha — physician, public health expert and former White House covid-19 response coordinator — about what’s really going on inside the U.S. health care system. 🔗 Full conversation:

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28,047 views • 4 months ago

What would President Trump do if Putin struck a European country? For David Ignatius, that’s one of the scariest questions. 🔗 Read more:

What would President Trump do if Putin struck a European country? For David Ignatius, that’s one of the scariest questions. 🔗 Read more:

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23,515 views • 4 months ago

🔗: Jerome Adams served as U.S. surgeon general from 2017 to 2021 and watched Operation Warp Speed come to life amid the covid-19 pandemic. President Donald Trump rightly called Operation Warp Speed “one of the greatest miracles in the history of modern-day medicine.” Since then, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it would gut almost $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts. “Mr. President, what’s happening right now is compromising your legacy,” Adams says.

🔗: Jerome Adams served as U.S. surgeon general from 2017 to 2021 and watched Operation Warp Speed come to life amid the covid-19 pandemic. President Donald Trump rightly called Operation Warp Speed “one of the greatest miracles in the history of modern-day medicine.” Since then, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it would gut almost $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts. “Mr. President, what’s happening right now is compromising your legacy,” Adams says.

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53,751 views • 1 year ago