Avery Collins

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The Law Is Inadequate to Judge Lindsay Clancy

The jury is now deliberating in the five-week trial of Lindsay Clancy, the “loving mother” (to quote her…

Why Ukraine Hasn’t Broken

Now in its fifth year, the war in Ukraine may not dominate the headlines as it once did.…

Coffee with Contrarians ft. Jonathan Barry-Blocker and April Ryan

Thank you for tuning in to Coffee with Contrarians with special guests , host of The Tea, and…

Trump May Have Sent the Only Adult Left in His Administration to Moscow

The press intrigue over CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unannounced trip this week to Moscow — the purpose of…

Strange Fruit, Still. Still.

By Shalise Manza Young“Southern trees bear a strange fruitBlood on the leaves and blood at the rootBlack bodies…

The Tide is Turning — Because You Are Turning It, Contrarians

What a distance we have come together, Contrarians. We launched this publication and this community into the bleak…

We Marched for Freedom in 1963. In 2026, the Job Still Isn’t Finished.

By Tianna Mays and Diamond Brown“This is not time to engage in the luxury of cooling off.”The Rev.…

Defend the Vote. Sustain the People.

As people prepare to gather in Washington for the March on Washington: Defend the Vote, I keep coming…

In Defense of Sports Dads. Plus. . .

Welcome back to the Weekend Press! Today, Spencer Klavan remembers Dolly Parton, and the nation-sized hole she left…

Another Year, Another Slice

There’s a certain school of thought that says that celebrating your birthday after adolescence, or at the latest…

How I Made an AI Sorority Girl Go Viral

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the kinds of content we consume, from books and op-eds written with AI to…

Contrarian Rescue of the Week

We told you we wanted to have fun, and we take fun seriously at The Contrarian. Each week…

The Legacy of the March on Washington

On the Tea with April Ryan, April chatted with LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the Black Voters Matter…

Evening Roundup, August 28

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Our Foreign Policy Divide Began with the Korean War

More than 75 years after the Korean War, its lessons endure—and divisions over isolationism and American power continue…