Contrary to conventional wisdom, the House speaker seems determined to defuse the bomb that can blow up the economy and his party. How should Biden handle it?
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Violent Crime and Mass Incarceration Must be Tackled Together
Conservatives and liberals need to hear each other for us to become a low-crime, low-incarceration society. There are policies that can help.
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President Biden Should Aim Higher in His State of the Union Address
He can boast about policy successes and a dramatic break from neoliberal orthodoxy, but he has to do so in a speech, unlike last year’s, that clearly and eloquently explains his welcome economic vision.
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Inflation Reality Check: Don’t Blame Wages and Salaries for High Prices
Bigger paychecks for ordinary workers are not driving higher prices—and they haven’t grown nearly as much as corporate profits.
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Will Republicans Stand by Ukraine?
It would have been a no-brainer a few years ago, but the Trumpy GOP is divided over backing Kyiv.
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I Didn’t Watch the Video of Tyre Nichols
The daughter of a former Memphis cop explains why she didn’t view the latest traffic stop that became a death sentence—and why you may not want to either.
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Has Merrick Garland Outmaneuvered Himself?
By appointing special counsels in the Trump and Biden document cases, he’s made a mess of both investigations.
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“You Always Have to be Careful About Censorship”
Internet platforms have enjoyed a legal status that exempts them from legal liability for their content. Tech giants such as Google, Meta, and TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been under this umbrella thanks to the Communications Decency Act of 1996, specifically its Section 230, establishing that companies cannot be treated as the publisher of the […]
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Are Republicans Forgetting What Trump Taught Them About Social Security and Medicare?
House GOP ideologues want to use the looming debt ceiling crisis to cut entitlements. Will a weak Kevin McCarthy let them?
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The Hochul and McCarthy Battles Show That Unity is Overrated
Democrats should understand that achieving better policy is more important than avoiding division.
