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The United States was not founded as a Christian nation, but it acted like one for much of its history
Some on the left are wrong. Most on the right are more wrong, writes Mia Brett.
Fighting vaccines is fighting reasonableness. The Republicans are pretending they don’t know that
Normal people will never embrace sadism.
Glenn Grothman is very bad, or very good, at explaining why the GOP opposes DC statehood
Don’t know the Wisconsin congressman? Bless you, says Rev. Daniel Schultz.
Vaccines are the welfare state’s crowning achievement. Naturally, the right hates them
If that’s how they want it, fine, says Lindsay Beyerstein.
Last night’s speech made clear Joe Biden is the most republican president in half a century
Every president since Reagan has focused on individuals. Not Biden.
Intellectual conservatives seem to be redefining conservatism for make-believe Republicans
No GOP constituency for race-neutral policy, writes Christopher Jon Sprigman
See through the GOP’s lies to the conscious authoritarian intent to injure the republic
The point is instability, chaos and, yes, feeling crazy.
For survivors of childhood trauma, SCOTUS affirmed what they believe secretly but must fight every day
Brett Kavanaugh’s message? You’re right to despair.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh shows that without democracy conservatism turns into barbarism
Punching down never felt so good.
America’s demographic cake is baked
Anti-immigrant pseudoscience will fail again, says Ray Suarez.