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"The Storyteller" by Saki

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Note to Readers: In Search of the Great Canadian Terror

For a more detailed take on the Online Harms Act, click here. On Tuesday night America This Week co-host Walter Kirn and I were texting, as we often do at the end of busy news days. He sent this:

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Transcript - America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law

Matt Taibbi: All right. Welcome to America This Week. I’m Matt Taibbi. Walter Kirn: And I’m Walter Kirn. Matt Taibbi: Walter, how’s it going? Walter Kirn: Good, because I’m wearing a shirt known as a Henley. See that? And that’s- Matt Taibbi: What’s a Henley?

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Note to Readers: In Search of the Great Canadian Terror

For a more detailed take on the Online Harms Act, click here. On Tuesday night America This Week co-host Walter Kirn and I were texting, as we often do at the end of busy news days. He sent this:

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Note to Readers: In Search of the Great Canadian Terror

For a more detailed take on the Online Harms Act, click here. On Tuesday night America This Week co-host Walter Kirn and I were texting, as we often do at the end of busy news days. He sent this:

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Blame Canada? Justin Trudeau Creates Blueprint for Dystopia in Horrific Speech Bill

On February 21st, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a press conference in Edmonton, announcing his government’s decision to introduce the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63. It was described in Canadian media as a “bill to protect kids” that would stop the “

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America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law

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Listen to This Article: The Atlantic Compares Walter Kirn to Donald Trump

The latest "What happened to you, man?" piece goes next-level

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Is Journalism Back? New York Times Editor Goes Ballistic on Biden, “Safe Space” Era

Don’t look now, but journalism might be back. In a rare uplifting press story, New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn seemed to lose patience with incessant demands that he elect Joe Biden instead of reporting news, directing an epic, And Justice For All-

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A Deep Dive into the Opioid Crisis

Editor’s note: the following is the first essay in a series, written by former Moscow Times co-worker and current E.R. doctor Matt Bivens. The remaining features will be published serially on his Substack site, The 100 Days. None of the articles in the series will be paywalled.

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