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Finally, the beast is dead
Erik Loomis writes Donald Rumsfeld’s obituary.
That the GOP distorts ‘wokeness’ isn’t surprising. What’s surprising is when legitimate critics do
Magdi Semrau explains three ways “anti-woke” critics get social reform wrong.
How can the same people criticize Black athletes for ‘disrespecting’ the flag but support insurrection?
The answer is about more than racism.
Our politics should revive the old democratic contempt for this country’s wannabe aristocrats
The valorization of wealth against the valorization of work.
Does being a billionaire mean being a liar?
ProPublica has tax returns suggesting an answer.
America’s dam problems • meritocracy myth • Biden’s border • united working class • where are the Black people, Mr. Packer? • war on women • Britney Spears’ disability
The weekend edition of the Editorial Board!
Britney Spears joins a long US history of eugenics and forced sterilization of those with disabilities
Buck v. Bell has never been overturned, writes Mia Brett.
With infrastructure deals in sight, the Democrats might save democracy without gutting the filibuster
In politics, sometimes The Solution is one of many.
Alabama district attorney aims to prosecute a woman for taking prescribed drug while pregnant
Another side of the war on women, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Republican-controlled state governments are in the early stages of forming their own thought police
Meanwhile, we’re busy defending critical race theory.