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Oct 19, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Christopher J. Scalia |Grant Lefelar |Luis Parrales |Guy Denton
Jason Reitman’s new movie celebrates an American comedy institution—and the man who built it. Published October 19, 2024 Lorne Michaels, the creator and longtime producer of Saturday Night Live, has made many cameos in the show’s sketches since it first aired nearly 50 years ago. And with the notable exception of when he shared a tub with fellow Canadian Tom Green, he’s generally appeared well-dressed, sophisticated, and imperious—but he’s never the star.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jamie Weinstein |Charlotte Lawson |Kenneth M. Pollack |Grant Lefelar
The balance of power in the Middle East, one year after October 7. Published October 7, 2024 Jamie Weinstein is joined by Dan Senor—author of The Genius of Israel and host of the Call Me Back podcast—to discuss the future of governance in Gaza, what the death of Hezbollah leadership means for Israel and Iran, and why he remains optimistic for Israel’s future.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Rachael Larimore |Jonah Goldberg |Chris Stirewalt |Grant Lefelar
From COVID, to turmoil in the Middle East, to two elections and more. Published October 5, 2024 Hello and happy Saturday. I don’t have the best memory, but I am really bad at deleting emails, so I can tell you what I was doing five years ago almost to the day.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Rachael Larimore |Grant Lefelar |Mitch Kokai |Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
From COVID, to turmoil in the Middle East, to two elections and more. Published October 5, 2024 Hello and happy Saturday. I don’t have the best memory, but I am really bad at deleting emails, so I can tell you what I was doing five years ago almost to the day.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Chris Stirewalt |Grant Lefelar |Giancarlo Sopo |Gil Guerra
Fewer voters have yet to make up their mind, but they can still influence the outcome. Published October 5, 2024 Thirty-one days to go, and we are getting down to the nitty gritty. As you will see in the Statshot below, Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead nationally by 2.6 points in an average of high-quality polls.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Grant Lefelar |Giancarlo Sopo |Peter Gattuso
Eleventy-gabillion dollars to Ukraine! Published October 5, 2024 If you’re seeking to slow the passage of time, you should consider a career in political punditry during the zenith of an election season. Jonah’s Saturday stand-up revisits a news week that has felt more like a news epoch.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Grant Lefelar |Luis Parrales |Guy Denton |Cole Murphy
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ certainly thinks so. Published October 5, 2024 During the Republic’s late period, the Romans found themselves ruled by corrupt, out-of-touch elites who ignored the struggles of the downtrodden, allowing ambitious men to violently mobilize the masses to gain power for themselves. Ring a bell?
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Grant Lefelar |James Bloodworth |Nick Catoggio
G-File Let’s not forget who was on the other side of those pagers. Published September 20, 2024 Dear Reader, (especially those of you making the best of things),This morning, while perambulating the canines, I listened to this segment on NPR’s Morning Edition, where I am an occasional guest. Leila Fadel interviewed an eye surgeon who has been doing gruesome work in the wake of Israel’s “Paging Hezbollah” attack. Here’s the first 20 seconds or so.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Michael Warren |Grant Lefelar
Plus: ‘Stop the Steal’ 2.0. By , , and Published September 20, 2024 Sarah and Steve are joined by Mike Warren from the campaign trail in North Carolina and former Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp to discuss the state of the race and the Trump campaign’s ground game (or lack thereof). The Agenda:—Are we going through a political realignment? —Teamsters won’t endorse a president—Ground game vs.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Grant Lefelar |Matthew Kuchem |Aayush Goodapaty |Cole Murphy
The University of North Carolina trustee took on DEI, anti-Israel protests. Published September 20, 2024 “F— Marty Kotis! F— the board of trustees!” Marty Kotis laughed. As chants rang out among nearly 60 pro-Palestinian campus protesters, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustee stood less than 30 feet away, recording video on his phone as the group surrounded the Old Well—a beautified outdoor drinking fountain recognizable as the school’s logo.
