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?
Political Animal
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Attorney General Barr Will Go Out With a Whimper, Not a Bang
That Durham investigation into the Trump-Russia probe could just fade away
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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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Can Republicans Get Trump-Style Turnout Without Trump on the Ballot?
This is the question going forward for Democrats, too.
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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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Trump Is Staging a Comically Incompetent Coup
It would almost be possible to laugh at this debacle if the stakes weren’t so serious.
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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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House Democrats Put GSA Administrator Emily Murphy in a Tough Spot
Is she doesn’t acknowledge the Biden-Harris victory soon and allow them to begin their transition, she may be hauled before Congress to explain herself.
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The Vote by Mail Triumph
It built democracy. It elected a Democratic president. No wonder Trump is trying to stop it and the Monthly will keep fighting for it.
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Why Christian Nationalists Merge Their Religious and Political Identities
In their minds, the personal is political, and the struggle will outlast Donald Trump.
