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Latest articles by Ian Ward

Politics
The fringe group that broke the GOP’s brain — and helped the party win electionsThe fringe group that broke the GOP’s brain — and helped the party win elections
Politics

The John Birch Society pushed a darker, more conspiratorial politics in the ’50s and ’60s — and looms large over today’s GOP, argues historian Matthew Dallek.

By Ian Ward
World Politics
The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explainedThe many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained
World Politics

Since FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, the tournament has been ensnared in a tangled web of scandals.

By Ian Ward

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