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A Stunning Setback for the Global Far-Right
Viktor Orbán’s defeat is a stunning setback for the far-right. No, Péter Magyar is not a political liberal or a progressive. He is a former member of Orbán’s own Fidesz Party. He’s a conservative whose new party, Tisza, won a supermajority in the Hungarian parliament by focusing on practical issues, including the Orbán regime’s rampant corruption and fa…
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'My Life Has Been the Most Tragic and the Most Hilarious That You Could Ever Imagine'
In 1989, Kirk Jones was an aspiring filmmaker working as a runner for a London production company when he saw a BBC documentary called John’s Not Mad, which profiled John Davidson, a Scottish teenager with a severe case of Tourette Syndrome.
Foreign Affairs
Trump Isn’t the First American President to Covet Greenland
By Frederic J. Frommer
75 years ago, the U.S. and Denmark inked a joint defense agreement for Greenland
Media Center
The Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon is Getting Worse
Lebanon is caught in the crossfires of two different wars: U.S and Israel’s war with Iran and Israel’s war with Hezbollah. Thousands of people have been killed, with over a thousand more wounded. Over a million people are internally displaced. Hundreds of Lebanese villages and communities have been reduced to rubble, destroying places of worship, genera…
Contrarian Pet of the Week
We told you we wanted to have fun, and we take fun seriously at The Contrarian. Each week we will share The Contrarian pet(s) of the week. (The pet need not be contrarian.) Subscribers are invited to submit their furry friend!
I agree. As the kids say, adorbs. I love there is such an official breed as Potcake. Who knew?
Linda aka Boxerlinda Michaels
Penny is adorable! Shelter pets are the best pups there are.