The president’s rallies provide the joy of mass transgression, just not in a good way.
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One Republican Calls It a Career. Another Should, Too.
Indicted Rep. Chris Collins just dropped out of his reelection bid. But Trump is just as fundamentally corrupt.
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You Can’t Save the GOP By Electing Republican Senators
An ex-Bush speechwriter wants voters to go with Democrats in House races and Republicans in Senate races.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
What Democrats Still Don’t Get About Winning Back the White Working Class
The debate over moderate versus progressive policies is irrelevant unless Democratic candidates can first establish a basic level of trust with these voters.
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If Trump Won’t Protect the Free Press Abroad, Maybe America’s J Schools Can
Foreign reporters facing intimidation by their governments benefit greatly from fellowships at the University of Missouri and other colleges. So let’s provide more of them.
Posted inBooks, Main
The Underrated Healing Power of a Healthy Relationship
Two new books teach us how caring friends and family can correct the trajectories of troubled youth.
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How a Democratic Congress Could Lead to Trump’s Downfall
Sometimes Trump behaves as if he’d rather deal with the Democrats, but even he can’t be that delusional.
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The Real Threat to the Fed’s Independence Is Wall Street, Not Trump
Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve are norm breaking, but the financial industry’s influence over the central bank is far more unsettling.
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Trump’s Pardon Power Is Almost Useless
Anyone Trump pardons can be compelled to provide testimony that was previously protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, The Monopolized Economy
A Prison Phone Giant’s Ploy to Further Exploit Inmates
Securus Technologies’s attempt to merge with a competitor would let a company known for price-gouging inmates become larger and even more powerful.
