VFYW: Bigfoot's Trap House
Don't let the gray, depressing view get you down — there's lots of fun stuff to learn in contest #495.
VFYW: Bigfoot's Trap House • Don't let the gray, depressing view get you down — there's lots of fun stuff to learn in contest #495.
14.02.2026 10:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The President Of The 0.00001 Percent
Time to end the new Gilded Age. The way we did the last one.
The President Of The 0.00001 Percent • Time to end the new Gilded Age. The way we did the last one.
13.02.2026 18:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Zaid Jilani On How The Dems Can Win
Well, kinda. He didn't exactly cheer me up.
Zaid Jilani On How The Dems Can Win • Well, kinda. He didn't exactly cheer me up.
13.02.2026 18:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: A Red Taxi To Rick's
For contest #494, we visit one of the most famous films in cinema.
VFYW: A Red Taxi To Rick's • For contest #494, we visit one of the most famous films in cinema.
07.02.2026 05:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Notes On Epstein
On an American elite that's self-dealing, self-obsessed, and long past good and evil.
Notes On Epstein • On an American elite that's self-dealing, self-obsessed, and long past good and evil.
06.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jason Willick On The Courts Under Trump
A young, sane, conservative writer on our political emergency.
Jason Willick On The Courts Under Trump • A young, sane, conservative writer on our political emergency.
06.02.2026 18:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: Breaking Bad Bunny
For contest #493, the sleuths serve up a wide range of fun facts for this boring view. It's one of the most entertaining contests in a while.
VFYW: Breaking Bad Bunny • For contest #493, the sleuths serve up a wide range of fun facts for this boring view. It's one of the most entertaining contests in a while.
31.01.2026 07:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jonathan Rauch On The F-Word
The pathologically reasonable writer sees fascism in MAGA. He's right.
Jonathan Rauch On The F-Word • The pathologically reasonable writer sees fascism in MAGA. He's right.
30.01.2026 18:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: A City With Nine Lives
For contest #492, I hope you're not allergic.
VFYW: A City With Nine Lives • For contest #492, I hope you're not allergic.
24.01.2026 05:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Abyss
We're through the looking glass. Who we once were — what we once were — is over.
The Abyss • We're through the looking glass. Who we once were — what we once were — is over.
23.01.2026 17:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kevin Williamson On The Perils Of Populism
He speaks frankly about Trump and his supporters.
Kevin Williamson On The Perils Of Populism • He speaks frankly about Trump and his supporters.
23.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: Horsing Around
Contest #491 is a "great puzzle to start the Year of the Horse!"
VFYW: Horsing Around • Contest #491 is a "great puzzle to start the Year of the Horse!"
17.01.2026 06:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: A Medieval Mecca
In contest #490, this place is packed with history.
VFYW: A Medieval Mecca • In contest #490, this place is packed with history.
10.01.2026 05:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Viking Foreign Policy
The logic of Trump's entire approach: deploy superior force to plunder the weak. Repeat.
A Viking Foreign Policy • The logic of Trump's entire approach: deploy superior force to plunder the weak. Repeat.
09.01.2026 18:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Claire Berlinski On Trump's Global Wreckage
It's been a brutal 2026 already.
Claire Berlinski On Trump's Global Wreckage • It's been a brutal 2026 already.
09.01.2026 18:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Laura Field On Trump's Intellectuals
Her new book is a genuine engagement with the ideas of the new hard right. We dig in.
Laura Field On Trump's Intellectuals • Her new book is a genuine engagement with the ideas of the new hard right. We dig in.
02.01.2026 18:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Helping Out The Dish For 2026
There are just a few days left if you want to subscribe at the current low price. Please do.
Helping Out The Dish For 2026 • There are just a few days left if you want to subscribe at the current low price. Please do.
29.12.2025 18:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Arthur Brooks On How To Be Happy
I figured we needed some advice after the kind of year we just had. But Happy 2026!
Arthur Brooks On How To Be Happy • I figured we needed some advice after the kind of year we just had. But Happy 2026!
26.12.2025 18:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: Herding CATs
For contest #489, it's a drab view and a challenging search, but it pays off — especially for a hometown sleuth.
VFYW: Herding CATs • For contest #489, it's a drab view and a challenging search, but it pays off — especially for a hometown sleuth.
20.12.2025 07:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Trials Of An Unpopular Populist
Slowly, we can at least hope, political gravity is returning to America.
The Trials Of An Unpopular Populist • Slowly, we can at least hope, political gravity is returning to America.
19.12.2025 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Simon Rogoff On Narcissism And Power
He details the psychological condition via Churchill, Trump, Diddy, Lennon, and Chaplin.
Simon Rogoff On Narcissism And Power • He details the psychological condition via Churchill, Trump, Diddy, Lennon, and Chaplin.
19.12.2025 17:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: Yacht, See!
We take a tour of a naval haven for contest #488.
VFYW: Yacht, See! • We take a tour of a naval haven for contest #488.
13.12.2025 06:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ten Years Of Marriage Equality
Time to take stock of what we've won — and lost.
Ten Years Of Marriage Equality • Time to take stock of what we've won — and lost.
12.12.2025 18:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Shadi Hamid On US Power And The New NSS
We debate the merits of interventionism in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Shadi Hamid On US Power And The New NSS • We debate the merits of interventionism in the Middle East and elsewhere.
12.12.2025 18:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: Zen And The Art Of Window Sleuthing
For contest #487, we discover a charming small town tied to many remarkable figures.
VFYW: Zen And The Art Of Window Sleuthing • For contest #487, we discover a charming small town tied to many remarkable figures.
06.12.2025 08:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Military As A Murder Weapon
No congressional vote. No legal defense. Just a strongman's madness and missiles.
The Military As A Murder Weapon • No congressional vote. No legal defense. Just a strongman's madness and missiles.
05.12.2025 17:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
George Packer On Our Post-Liberal World
His new novel is a bleak, unsettling look at our polarized time.
George Packer On Our Post-Liberal World • His new novel is a bleak, unsettling look at our polarized time.
05.12.2025 17:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Michel Paradis On Eisenhower And Decency
A character study of a great American leader.
Michel Paradis On Eisenhower And Decency • A character study of a great American leader.
28.11.2025 16:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
VFYW: The Eyes Have It
For contest #486, sleuths struggle with a view that was emailed a week after Halloween — a holiday perfectly suited for this location, as you'll see.
VFYW: The Eyes Have It • For contest #486, sleuths struggle with a view that was emailed a week after Halloween — a holiday perfectly suited for this location, as you'll see.
22.11.2025 04:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Question Of Decency
Orwell, Trump, and the dangers of a profoundly indecent man in the presidency.
The Question Of Decency • Orwell, Trump, and the dangers of a profoundly indecent man in the presidency.
21.11.2025 18:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
