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Vaccinations, like government, are not the opposite of freedom. They are a means toward achieving it
The covid pandemic is changing Americans’ minds. Finally.
PRRI report says white evangelical Protestants are coming to their senses? Yeah, don’t hold your breath
The religious triumphalism is premature.
How do we solve a problem like ‘vaccine skeptics’? Stop respecting their excuses for bad behavior
We’ve tried respect. It didn’t work.
Things are going to change now that normal people can really feel the government being on their side
From populist politics to popular politics.
Texas creates a market for abortion vigilantism
It’s a transparent ploy to avoid federal courts, writes Mia Brett.
In this game, we all lose
On the 30th anniversary of Point Break.
No, there’s nothing ‘demagogic and dangerous’ about a president taking the side of democracy
More on the Very Serious Debate Club.
The Democrats say ranked choice voting is fairer. What they don’t say is it helps beat Republicans
That’s why the GOP hates it, writes Matt Robison
The Democrats are naming the republic’s enemies while providing a future road to ‘stability and hope’
That’s real politics. Fictional politics is what the Republicans do.
There are no clear-cut answers to the problem of a president’s son making a living from his dad’s name
All Joe Biden can do is distance himself ethically, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.