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The death of Queen Elizabeth II marks the end of a 70-year reign and initiates a period of profound uncertainty for the United Kingdom’s global influence and internal cohesion. The monarchy’s "great project"—a constellation of 15 realms—faces dissolution as nations like Barbados and Jamaica pursue sovereignty, driven b...

The Sunday Read: “Why Do We Love TikTok Audio Memes? Call it ‘Brainfeel.’”

18 Sep 2022

28m

'The Run-Up': The Autopsy

17 Sep 2022

41m

Promise and Peril at the Bottom of the Sea

16 Sep 2022

33m

Could a National Abortion Ban Save Republicans?

15 Sep 2022

21m

The College Pricing Game

14 Sep 2022

26m

Is Ukraine Turning the Tide in the War?

13 Sep 2022

21m

Serena Williams’s Final Run

12 Sep 2022

42m

The Sunday Read: ‘How the Claremont Institute Became a Nerve Center of the American Right’

11 Sep 2022

59m

How Queen Elizabeth II Preserved the Monarchy

09 Sep 2022

33m

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Queen Elizabeth II’s seven-decade reign defined the modern British monarchy, balancing traditional pageantry with a remarkable capacity for adaptation. By positioning herself as a servant of the people, she maintained the institution's stability even as the British Empire dissolved. Her leadership relied on precise, ca...