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    The Democratic manly man is back, @russellberman reports, with the party embracing masculinity as a campaign strategy.
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    The Democratic Socialists of America has become a force in Democratic politics—even as it has grown more illiberal, more dogmatic, and more hostile to the party, @jonathanchait argues:
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    The evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology, @kait_tiffany reports. He believes kids should be free to play without their parents’ supervision even when they go online. theatln.tc/ZOmMzPOQ
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    Pieter de Hooch’s “Interior With Women Beside a Linen Cupboard” may appear assertively ordinary—but the painting is a lesson in the limits of visibility and knowledge, Susan Tallman argues:
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    PEN America’s president resigned after the organization published an article cataloging the ways Jewish and Israeli writers have felt excluded. The resignation reveals the precarity of free-speech principles, @galbeckerman reports.
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    Cyclospora, the parasite that appears to be causing an outbreak of diarrheal disease in the U.S., is most common in tropical climates—but America seems to have a homegrown-parasite problem on its hands, @NicholasFlorko reports:
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    Debates about air-conditioning availability in France reveal a fundamental divide about how America and Europe address discomfort, @thomaschattwill argues:
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    The World Cup is organized around national competition, but it reminds us how interconnected those nations really are, @RafaelaJinich writes in The Wonder Reader. She explores how this tournament reminds us that loyalty doesn't have to be bound by borders.
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    Military leaders must strike a balance between obedience to civilian leaders and their duty to the Constitution—but some officers tell @missy_ryan and @nancyayoussef they fear that Trump’s military has become overly deferential to civilian politicians.
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    Not all social ties are beneficial—in fact, some people we have relationships with can be so draining that researchers have come up with a term for them, @olgakhazan reports:
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