A couple of years ago I came across a huge set of photographs taken all over the United States in the 1940s. They struck me with great force, mostly because they seemed to direct attention irresistibly toward what might be called the American character. While the pictures showed a country in some ways vastly more heterogeneous than […]
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Hold Mallory McMorrow’s Social Media Posts to the Same Standard as Graham Platner’s
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Our Childish Debate over Michael Jackson
We can’t seem to accept that terribly gifted people can do terrible things.
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The Fallout From Trump’s Pope Bashing
His jabs at the pope probably would matter more if Congressional Republicans and JD Vance weren’t already heading for grim midterms.
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The Plot to Destroy the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s ruling eviscerating Section 2 of the landmark law is only part of its project.
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Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
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