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Don’t worry about the slippery slope. That was the subject of today’s Editorial Board. It’s reasonable to ask where the line is. Do we take down all statues of men connected to slavery? Is George Washington as worthy of condemnation as Robert E. Lee? I have an opinion but for now I want to say I have…
Ignore ‘Slippery Slope’ Propaganda
In statues debate, most people have faith in finding a line.
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Confirmed: Stone Was the Link Between Trump and Russia. That Might Be News to You
I didn’t know until Friday that collusion was a sure thing.
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The Editorial Board is a small dog. It doesn’t pretend to do what the big dogs do. But it does try to speak plainly about our politics for normal people and the common good. This Father’s Day Weekend, I invite you to join me. To sweeten the deal, here’s 20% off the annual price, which…
Trump Inches Toward Political Violence
Another reason to reassess the meaning of “conservatism.”
Why Don’t We Call It Treason?
John Bolton confirms what Senate Republicans already knew.
Bolton confirms Trump’s treason
The Times got a copy of John Bolton’s book and hoo-boy: Mr. Bolton’s volume is the first tell-all memoir by such a high-ranking official who participated in major foreign policy events and has a lifetime of conservative credentials. It is a withering portrait of a president ignorant of even basic facts about the world, susceptible…
In Dealing with the Pandemic, the GOP Is Taking a Page from Big Tobacco’s Playbook
In the age of coronavirus, Republican politics can kill you.
Neil Gorsuch Shows How Donald Trump Loses (Some) White Evangelical Christians
The court’s pro-LGBTQ ruling was not supposed to happen.