Biden and Harris Broke the Suffocating “Washington Consensus” on Economics. They put a stake through neoliberalism. Now, the vice president has to convince voters that her antitrust, trade, and public investment policies, unlike Trump’s, will improve their lives.
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The Irrepressible Walter Shapiro
The Irrepressible Walter Shapiro.
A reporter who was cutting without being snarky, and sincere without being corny, my late friend pulled off a balancing act for 50 years that made him one of the great political journalists of our time.
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Doctors Should Leave Their Politics at Home
If medical professionals want to oppose Israel or fight for some cause, they should do it on their own time. Cosplay and die-ins only stress patients, alienate colleagues, and distract from their mission.
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Trump’s Democrats-Support-Infanticide Trope Is an Infuriating Lie
Republicans are mocking every woman who made the tragic decision to end a hopeless pregnancy. I can’t understand why we Democrats haven’t pushed back hard on this.
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You Think This Year’s Presidential Conventions Will Be Crazy? 1924’s Fights Over the Ku Klux Klan Were Wilder
With white nationalist forces afoot, look back 100 years to when the Republican and Democratic conventions failed to condemn the flourishing hate group.
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The Supreme Court’s Naked Power Grab
This past term, from Trump immunity to voting rights, the conservative supermajority ignored restraint and gave itself untoward authority.
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From Abigail Adams to Jill Biden, We’ve Been Arguing about First Ladies since 1787
From Abigail Adams to Jill Biden, We’ve Been Arguing about First Ladies since 1787. As the president’s family discusses his future, it’s a good time to remember the important roles first ladies have played and the criticism they’ve often faced.
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The Supreme Court Comes for the Homeless
I suspect the lawyers for the City of Boise, Idaho, sensed trouble back in 2018 when they read the first paragraph of Judge Marsha Berzon’s opinion in a lawsuit against the city by six homeless plaintiffs. It begins with a quote from Anatole France, the French novelist: “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich […]
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On Guns, the Supreme Court Can’t Shoot Straight
By judging today’s gun laws against what prevailed in the age of muskets, the conservative justices have left lower courts and legislatures without any guidance.
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At the Supreme Court, Here Come the Bribes—and a Biden Victory on Disinformation
The justices came up with a convenient definition of bribes and gave the president some leeway in encouraging social media companies not to amplify lies.
