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.500 Teams in October: MLB's Participation-Trophy Playoffs
The Phillies nearly collapsed and still got in. The Astros went 81-81 and won their division. Mediocrity is now rewarded.
September 28, 2026
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The fight over American values.
The Culture War beat covers the fight over American values: family, faith, gender ideology, race in institutions, and corporate activism. We name the flashpoint, who started it, and how different outlets are framing the fight.
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Taylor Swift Drops Murder Video; E! News Peddles Romance Distraction
Swift's new video depicts a billionaire murdering his wife for her fortune, but E! News would rather gush about her NFL boyfriend.
September 28, 2026
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Cornell's Answer to Frat Gang Rape: Essays and Workshops
A gang rape lawsuit exposes how universities that lecture America on gender can't keep women safe in their own dorms.
September 28, 2026
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12 Teens Shot in Macon Park; The Culture That Pulled the Trigger Goes Unnamed
A dozen teens gunned down at a birthday party—another harvest of a society that abandoned its kids.
September 28, 2026
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Sports Tribalism: Cheering Hokies While The Republic Burns
Corporate sports media fed Americans tribal identities while the institutions governing their lives operated without scrutiny.
September 27, 2026
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Dear Abby: Wife's Loyalty Is The Mistake, Not Husband's Broken Word
The syndicated columnist shifts blame from a husband's broken word to his wife's loyalty.
September 27, 2026
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Netflix Mines Unabomber, Casts Harvard As The Real Villain
Russell Crowe's thriller finally exposes Harvard's dark experiments on a teen — but Netflix won't turn that lens on itself.
September 27, 2026
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Marvel Merges X-Men Cartoon Eras to Double Down on 'Victim' Allegory
Disney franchise built on casting rule-breakers as noble victims unites two animated generations in one comic.
September 27, 2026
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Media Fawns Over WNBA Playoffs While NBA Gets Scraps
Angel Reese's elbow dominates headlines; the NBA, which millions actually watch, gets a paragraph.
September 27, 2026
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Star Wars Episode X: Disney Revives Rejected Rey, Taps Jon Watts
Disney hasn't even greenlit the project, but Lucasfilm is already hiring Jon Watts to bring back Rey for another Skywalker trilogy audiences didn't want.
September 27, 2026
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SNL Torches Mamdani's TikTok Mayor Act While Nor'easter Pounds NYC
A progressive mayor dances through a crisis and shakes down Trump for billions — and even SNL won't cover for him anymore.
September 27, 2026
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Starbucks Shuts 250 Stores; Progressive California Loses Another Fixture
Iconic 30-year Burbank Starbucks among 250 closures as underperformance plagues California locations
September 27, 2026
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WNBA Playoffs: Media Hype Meets a Quintupled Salary Cap and Three Decades of Instability
Corporate outlets cheerlead the postseason, but the league's financial reality after 30 years tells a different story.
September 26, 2026
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Voyeur Hid in Locker Room Ceiling — Systems Failed Women
Contracted janitor photographed 11 players from above; college cuts ties with contractor after arrest
September 26, 2026
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NJ Lt. Gov. Caldwell Resigns After Probe Found He Sexually Harassed Female Staffers
The pol Sherrill called a 'voice for the voiceless' told female staffers they were 'looking for young sperm' — and still won't cop to it.
September 26, 2026
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UVU Report: Security Failed Before Kirk Attack — Press Blames TPUSA
University skipped assessments, ignored rooftops, texted 'we got you covered.' The Guardian blamed the speaker.
September 26, 2026
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NJ Gov Demands Lt. Gov Resign After Sex Harassment, Cronyism Probe
Sherrill called Caldwell a 'voice for the voiceless.' A 61-page probe proved otherwise.
September 25, 2026
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Seattle Face-Biting Attack Downplayed as 'Zombie Bite' by Press
A homeless attacker tore flesh from a stranger's face while spitting racist slurs. The press called it a curiosity. Bail was set.
September 25, 2026
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Banned Frat Hazed 30 Teens — And UW Still Couldn't Stop It
UW banned Alpha Epsilon Pi a decade ago. The chapter never stopped. Now two leaders face arrest — and administrators offer statements.
September 25, 2026
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Wife Won't Vote Vote for His School Board Run — The Problem Is Party Insiders
A childless 35-year-old recruited by party bosses for a school board slate shows exactly how local institutions get captured
September 25, 2026
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Hannah-Jones Refuses to Name Bureaucrats Who Ruined NYC Schools, Got Promoted
She sacrificed her daughter's education to ideology for a decade, yet still protects the bureaucrats who failed upward.
September 25, 2026
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Stanford Erased Real Student, Swapped In AI Woman to Fake Diversity
The university apologized for a policy violation — not for the ideology that treats human beings as expendable props.
September 24, 2026
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Billionaire Kraft Boots Macklemore Over Palestine; Rapper Launches Rival Tour
A billionaire decided what speech was allowed on his stage. Now the artist is taking his show on the road without him.
September 24, 2026
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Antisemitism Gets a Pass, Bad Polls Get a Shield
A QB dismisses antisemitism. A judge shields a bad poll. Who does the system serve?
September 24, 2026
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