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Relaxing · Essay
One More Cast
A morning on the river, in grace and grit
By Monica Matthews
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Men · Relationships · Guest essay
The Life of Quiet Desperation
How “Happily Ever After” Dies—and How to Wake Up
By Zac Kaizen
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Power · Guest op-ed · The Correspondent · Oct 10, 2026
Nate Vance: Trump’s diesel deal is a shell game
A guest op-ed on why Russian fuel won’t fix the West’s refining shortage
By Nate Vance
“Purchasing Russian diesel does not alter the fundamental problem: Global supplies of refined products are insufficient to meet global demand.”
“We did not run out of oil — we ran out of margin for error.”
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