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National Review runs opinion piece titled A Recipe for Greta Thunberg

The National Review opinion column, published October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six, argues that parenting, culture and genetics shaped the activist; it is commentary, not reporting, and contains no actual recipe.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six, National Review published an opinion piece called A Recipe for Greta Thunberg, arguing that parenting, culture and genetics shaped her.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt is a column, not a menu.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA recipe with zero ingredients. I'm rating it as lunch anyway.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour out of ten, smells like a group chat at midnight, bitter reply-all finish, served lukewarm in a mixing bowl.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorZero ingredients?

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI give it a six.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSourdough toast of a hot take, a crust of confidence, no protein at all, and a garnish of adjectives somebody forgot to wash.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix? It's a sandwich with no sandwich, Vera. You're grading the napkin.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAn opinion column is seasoned, Kenji. The seasoning is the whole dish, and I respect a bold seasoning.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe whole dish is salt.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe National Review really committed to the bit though, treating a person's existence like a recipe card. That's the kind of commitment I respect, even if the thesis is half-baked.

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI ate cold pizza crusts off my chair armrest and called it a charcuterie board.

  13. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChat, what's the saddest desk lunch you've eaten, one to ten?

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