As the pandemic rages and Zoom makes commuting irrelevant, an exodus from cities seems underway. Will it continue? Are ‘burbs, already in need of help, ready for the influx?
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Not Everything Can Move to Substack or the Times
A healthy media still needs organizations that fit in-between, such as the Washington Monthly.
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In Election Litigation, An Ominous Sign
Buried in a legal debate over “independent legislatures” lay signs that the Roberts Court is all about raw power.
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Biden’s Education Secretary? The Case for Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania
The scholar specializes in bridging differences in a democracy, which is just what the riven education world needs.
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The QAnon Super PAC Was a Flop
It raised less than $4,500. It spent less than $600.
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By Enfranchising Parolees, California Voters Notch Win for Justice
Passage of Prop 17, overlooked amid presidential race, is important step in fight against structural racism.
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What Joe Biden Could Learn From Harry Truman About Hiring Republicans
Don’t give a cabinet department to a GOP has-been, says a leading free marketer. Pepper the government with a few real but loyal conservatives in advisory, not operational, roles.
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Nationalism Is Ascendant Around the Globe. Biden Just Defeated Its Biggest Leader.
He underperformed polls. But compared to what’s happened in other countries, the Democrat’s victory is a remarkable achievement.
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There Are No Lawyers Who Can Salvage Trump’s Reelection Bid
The president appears to have lost fair and square—and there’s nothing any attorney can do about it.
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Why Trump’s Efforts to Stop the Vote Count Have Failed
They have proved hapless even as his authoritarian machinations have grown.
