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Remember Today
Vote today, remember tomorrow.
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What Did We Just Watch?
Can someone explain to me how this week’s presidential debate was anything more than an embarrassment? Can someone tell
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Running Out of Campaign Funds Right Before the Finish Line
This article is an interesting look at how campaign funds can be spent, and of course I relish the idea of the campaign running out of money before the end of the race, but I would suspect this article is also exactly the sort of thing that will drive money into the campaign.
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How to Prevent Riots
When the peaceful methods of affecting change fall on deaf ears, but change still needs to be made, there are only so many avenues left to explore.
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The Strange Data Behind How We Vote
When someone votes for someone, believes a certain deity, or thinks a certain athlete is the GOAT, they think it’s totally logical and their own choice. The data continues to show that while we certainly have agency, there are major forces pushing us in certain directions.
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Forgetting Your Dark Past vs Celebrating It
Most Americans think recognizing the country’s flaws makes the U.S. stronger, not weaker - The Washington Post
“So
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There is Nothing Else, There is no Policy
Stuart Stevens, an ex-GOP operative, on why the party should be burned to the ground
That’s why I say
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It’s About Reigning In Spending, Right?
The Revolt of the Republican Strategists - Ross Douthat
In which case the original sin of the strategist class wasn’
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Lift Your Head Out of the River
One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately is how to best consume the news. We live in
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Cowardice or Complicity?
Federal Agents Unleash Militarized Crackdown on Portland
Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear have taken to the streets
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If You Want Republicans to Win, Get Rid of Trump
House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats - The Cook Political Report
President Trump's abysmal polling since
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Step One is Replacing the Captain
This is what national decline looks like - George Will for The Washington Post
The nation’s floundering government is
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Maybe Now's Not the Time for a Culture War
Maybe This Isn’t Such a Good Time to Prosecute a Culture War:
[A]s he sees it, the path
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The Low Stakes President
”Donald Trump the Narcissist Is Running the Coronavirus Crisis” in The New York Times. Hang in there, because this is
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Privacy as I Say, Not as I Do
Daring Fireball: The New York Times's Hypocrisy on Ad Tracking and Privacy
Here’s the thing. The NYT’
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Shutdown
I'm a little worried about people's memories being too short term for it to matter as
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For the Record: Things Donald Trump was Elected to Do
Donald Trump is about to be our 45th President, and I think the American people have made a terrible mistake.
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Why it's Hard to Have Sympathy for Republicans Who Don't Like Trump
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