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Rob Sand Wants to Show a Democrat Can Win in Iowa
57+ min ago (232+ words) David M. Drucker is a senior writer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was a senior correspondent for the Washington Examiner. When Drucker is not covering American politics for The Dispatch, he…...
How Does Adam Smith’s ‘Invisible Hand’ Work?
53+ min ago (498+ words) His book The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, an auspicious year for all things revolutionary, explored for the first time ideas of specialization and self-interest that would become foundational in the field of economics. Smith used the term “invisible hand…...
Honor at Crappy???s - Joseph O. Chapa
57+ min ago (131+ words) We use “honor” differently from how we use words like “courage,” “friendship,” “wisdom,” or “truthfulness.” Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Have you ever been punched in the face? For my first 23 years on this…...
Half a Theory of Elon Musk
57+ min ago (144+ words) Even if his star fades, we’ll need to understand how he rose to power and why he commanded the respect of so many people. Half a Theory of Elon Musk Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start…...
Born Jewish, Became a Christian, and Living in the Tension
1+ day, 57+ min ago (137+ words) You’re reading Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of religion and public life from leading writers of various faiths. Hi and happy Sunday. A few weeks ago in Dispatch Faith, we published a personal essay by Corey Nathan…...
The Sin-Smashers of Hollywood Boulevard
1+ day, 56+ min ago (228+ words) Mark Kendall’s writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications. A lifelong Californian, save for one year in his teens, he has road-tripped Route 66 from Chicago to San Bernardino. He spent more…...
Our Best Stuff on the State of the Left
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (306+ words) You’re reading The Weekly, a Saturday morning recap of the best Dispatch content of the week, with some additional commentary from Managing Editor Rachael Larimore. In a very philosophical G-File, Jonah Goldbeg wrote that he doesn’t entirely trust AOC’s newfound…...
Black Velvet, If You Please
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (302+ words) Valerie is Ideas Editor at The Dispatch, based in New York City. Prior to joining the company in 2025, she worked at The New York Times and NewsGuard Technologies, and she is currently a Novak Fellow through The Fund for American…...
What Makes Elite Athletes Tick?
2+ day, 57+ min ago (158+ words) A new book’s search for the elusive codes that separate tennis’s GOATs from its ghosts. - Eli Kronenberg What Makes Elite Athletes Tick? Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. In 1992, David Foster Wallace published “How Tracy…...
No Country for Eccentrics
2+ day, 57+ min ago (175+ words) Sam Buntz is a writer based in Chicago. His work has appeared in First Things, The Critic, and Real Clear Books, and he also has written a novel, The God of Smoke and Mirrors, available on Amazon. No Country for…...