My World Series of Poker debut
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In the beginning, it looked great for your hero
Neal Pollack
Neal Pollack is senior editor of The Spectator’s US edition. He is also the author of 12 semi-bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction and a three-time Jeopardy! champion.
Friday
The Greatest Living American Writer on Salman Rushdie
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‘The attack on Rushdie is an attack on all writers, but even more so on me, because of my prominence’
Tuesday
Reflections on two decades of yoga
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Any time I want to, I can unroll my mat and deploy time-honored methods to slow down my breathing, calm my mind
Tuesday
How to jail a president
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Donald Trump could face prison time this year. What would that look like?
Friday
There is not going to be a second Civil War
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The notion is a fear-based fantasy, mostly based on media-bubble abstractions
Friday
Snoop Dogg really quitting weed would be a huge public service
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I’m declaring myself available to be his sponsor
Wednesday
Doombragging: the rise of sustainable boasting
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The old-fashioned humble-brag looks passé next to the doombrag
Sunday
The quest for child-free dining
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Banning children from restaurants is something that pops up every few years, like the Olympics or a cicada infestation
Sunday
The unstoppable march of the gambling giants
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The golden age of sport betting has barely begun
Monday
Barn Hunt: a strange, but not obscure event for dogs
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The sport involves dogs finding live rats inside pneumatic tubes
Tuesday
The Lone Star State’s new poker boom
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The Texas formula is getting ready to go nationwide
Friday
Jim Breuer mocks the Covid regime
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There’s a reason the audience screamed with laughter
Friday
I’m a liberal who thinks the return of mask mandates is dumb
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Not only do we exist, there are lots of us
