As some national lands face uncertainty, five Post Opinions writers share appreciations of their favorites.
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Washington Post Opinions,
Washington Post,
9 Sep. 2026
Over the course of Gulliver’s four voyages to fantastical lands, Swift gives the reader wild and varied depictions of political corruption and human hubris.
For example, Illinois doesn't levy any tax for estates up to $4 million.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2026
Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century.
Russian forces also repeatedly struck a shopping center in the southern Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, damaging retail premises and sparking fires, Ukraine’s state emergency services said.
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 Sep. 2026
As the quartet’s planning proceeds, complete with a Lego model of the bank premises, Hamza’s wrangling for a larger share of the haul is relentless.
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