Once again, we bear witness to Republicans recognizing social maladies only when those maladies affect them personally: Joe Scarborough, the MSNBC host and former Republican U.S. Congressman, has long served as a sort of morning bulwark against the progressive anchors who take up the network’s primetime schedule. Now, he suggested he may play a more […]
The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Trans Rights
The majority upholds state bans on trans athletes, sidelinging key evidence, scientific fact, and its own logic upholding trans rights in employment.
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What Trump Has to Say on America’s 250th Birthday Won’t Top Coolidge and Ford
The history of semicentennial American presidential oratory is limited, but Donald Trump’s upcoming semiquincentennial remarks are destined to mark a low point in the canon.
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Democratic Voters Have Had Enough
Primary upsets in Maine, New York, and Colorado show a Democratic base furious over Trump, Israel, and elite impunity.
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Our National Parks Deserve Better Than Trump
An excellent report on Trump’s raiding of its funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.
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The Washington Monthly Was Right About Egg Prices
Much of the press believed the 2022-25 spike in egg prices was mere supply and demand. Now that the industry has settled with DOJ and state AGs, our suspicions proved warranted.
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The Fight in the Democratic Party Is Not Left vs. Center, But Left vs. Left
The recent string of primary victories from left-wing insurgents are not ushering out moderates, but fellow progressives.
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Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order
Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order. While Thomas tries to justify caste, Jackson makes it clear the post-Civil War Amendments were “not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.”
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