The Founders, the Pioneers, the Movement, the Lost Cause—the more driving myths one identifies, the more our true national character is obscured.
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The Exploitative Origins of Amazon
Since the very beginning, the internet giant has grown by stealing ideas, squelching competition, and cheating on its taxes.
Posted inPolitics
Florida Is (Hypothetically) Winnable for Biden and the Democrats
The third most populous state is expensive and hasn’t gone blue since 2012. But can abortion put the swing back in the Sunshine State?
Posted inMagazine
The Art of the “Get”
Barbara Walters hawked dog food, hid in bathrooms, and flirted with Castro to get what she wanted. And because of her, newswomen today have far better options.
Posted inBooks
The Doomscroll Generation
Social media and smartphones have tipped an entire generation into anxiety and depression. Is there anything to be done?
Posted inBooks
The Truth About Lies
Campaign disinformation is ubiquitous and hard to fight. But it mostly feeds the fever swamps and seldom changes election results.
Posted inPolitics
China Just Attacked Biden’s Electric Vehicle Policy. That’s Good for Biden.
To counter Donald Trump’s anti-EV strategy, the president needs to show that he has the only feasible plan to help American auto manufacturers compete with cheap Chinese cars.
Posted inPolitics
After the Bridge Collapse, Baltimore is Still Standing
The freighter that took out a bridge can’t crush Baltimore, a great American city used to getting knocked down and fighting back.
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The Supreme Court Hears Abortion Drug Arguments or Why Samuel Alito Wants To Be Your Gynecologist
The Court’s conservative supermajority doesn’t seem likely to curtail the availability of mifepristone, but not for lack of trying by the justice who wrote the Dobbs opinion.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Roberts Court Really Could Give Trump Blanket Immunity
The conventional wisdom is that the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority would not dare dare, but don’t put it past them.
