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Laura Wagner
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Defector Reads A Book
We Tried To Review Lis Smith’s Vapid New Book
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Laura Wagner
and
Ashley Feinberg
August 4, 2022
Politics
Shameless Fraud Goes Home
200
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Laura Wagner
August 1, 2022
Philly, D.C.: Meet Defector at the Ballpark
Before the end of the season, come hang out at a baseball game in one of the cities where multiple Defector staffers reside. We’ll be doing Defector & Friends at the Ballpark in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and D.C. Make sure you wear your finest Defector merch so other readers can spot you, or at least carry around a printout of Devin the Dugong.
WNBA
Report: Biden Offers Viktor Bout For Brittney Griner And Another American Prisoner
126
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Laura Wagner
July 27, 2022
Politics
No One Ever Told Harvard Man Matt Birk To Can It And Here We Are
376
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 25, 2022
Tennis
Nick Kyrgios And Novak Djokovic Got In Their Feelings At The Wimbledon Final
104
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Laura Wagner
July 10, 2022
Tennis
Russian-Born Elena Rybakina Won Wimbledon For Kazakhstan
85
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Laura Wagner
July 10, 2022
Capital
You May Think Things Are Bad, But Have You Considered How Cheap Hammers Are Now?
345
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 1, 2022
Media Meltdowns
New York Times Boss Re-Re-Explains “No Politics” Rule To The Athletic Staffers
195
Comments
Laura Wagner
June 30, 2022
Politics
Swapping Brittney Griner For Viktor Bout Should Be An Easy Call
139
Comments
Laura Wagner
June 28, 2022
Swimming
U.S. Artistic Swimmer Rescued After Fainting In Pool For A Second Time
84
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Laura Wagner
June 23, 2022
Journalismism
Under NYT Ownership, The Athletic Lays Down “No Politics” Rule For Staff
476
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Laura Wagner
June 16, 2022
NFL
Ron Rivera Loves The First Amendment Like Only A Football Coach Can
201
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Laura Wagner
June 14, 2022
Golf
The Saudi Golf League’s Opening Press Conference Sure Went Well
225
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Laura Wagner
June 7, 2022
Underexplained Lists
Worst Places To Get A Mosquito Bite, Ranked
239
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 27, 2022
Journalismism
Defector’s Valuation Is $333 Million, According To Very Real Business Math
371
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 26, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Bengals Beat Writers Fail To Do Their Jobs
145
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 26, 2022
Capital
The Promise Of RB Leipzig
53
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 24, 2022
Journalismism
Axios To Staff: Our Values Are Cynically Engineered And Incoherent
224
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Laura Wagner
May 11, 2022
Politics
The Difference Between Protest And Resistance
1165
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Kelsey McKinney
and
Laura Wagner
May 4, 2022
Soccer
Everton Made Desperation Work
87
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Laura Wagner
May 1, 2022
Animals
Say Hello To The Horny Lizard In My Yard
123
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Laura Wagner
May 1, 2022
Media Meltdowns
What Sage Steele’s ESPN Lawsuit Has To Say About Free Speech
364
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Laura Wagner
April 29, 2022
MLB
It’s A Great Brawl When Stubby Clapp Tackles “A Big Strong Guy”
164
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Laura Wagner
April 28, 2022
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Not A Normal Guy
35
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Laura Wagner
April 25, 2022
Tennis
What Message Is Wimbledon’s Ban On Russian Players Really Sending?
213
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Laura Wagner
April 22, 2022
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