The GOP has done such a good job convincing its base that elections are a fraud, many of its supporters are giving up on casting ballots.
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The Infrastructure Bill Vote Is a Test for the Republican “Problem Solvers”
Are they going to save the biggest bipartisan bill of the year or cave?
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Mark Zuckerberg’s “Oppenheimer Moment”
Social media platforms are becoming an increasingly dangerous place for teens. Will its leaders do anything about it?
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The Curious History of Hyper-Minority Districts
In the ’80s, I feared that racially carved districts would polarize our politics. How I was right—and pleasantly wrong.
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How a Little-Known Scholar of Extremism Became a Social Media Sensation
An interview with Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno, a world-famous researcher (and target) of Russia’s misinformation machine.
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The Limits of Israel’s Normalization Deals with a Few Arab States
One year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, it’s clear that the Palestinian issue isn’t going away—no matter how much Trump and Netanyahu wanted it to.
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The Civil War–Era Roots of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment saw today’s Republican Party coming.
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On Immigration, the Senate Parliamentarian Is Trying to Save Democrats from Themselves
Liberals are upset, but the ruling on the reconciliation bill will help the party in the short and long term.
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No, General Milley Did Not Subvert the President
He protected our country—and faithfully executed the law.
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Two Cheers for Biden at the UN
The president puts Afghanistan and Trump behind us and returns to international cooperation, but from the French submarine affair to refugee chaos, he’s falling short.
