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Don’t Give Paranoids Too Much Credit
Some minds can’t trust anything or anyone not on their side.
Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Signaling the End of a 40-year Republican ‘Regime’?
It won’t end on its own.
The GOP Is Forcing a Majority of Americans to Pay for Trump’s Deadly Negligence
Governors are now taking action. Good.
Trump Declares Power to Nullify States Rights
He implied he has authority to force states to “reopen.”
A believer explains why Franklin Graham is anti-Jesus
I know the Easter holiday is winding down, but I wanted to share this letter before it came to an end. Ibukun Olumuyiwa is a subscriber to the Editorial Board. He’s also a man of the Christian faith, a believer. He wrote in response to Wednesday’s edition in which I said that Franklin Graham and…
No, Trump can’t ‘reopen’ the economy
No, he can’t. Yes, I know—he’s been talking about it nonstop. But he can’t, because the economy was never closed. The economy has been “open” during the pandemic. The president is claiming to have vast powers that he does not possess, and by repeating “reopen” over and over without thinking about it, we are giving…
What Barr & Berniebros Have in Common
They’re not as far apart as you think.
Don’t Worry About the Berniebros
They won’t have the influence they had four years ago.
Actually, Franklin Graham Is Anti-Jesus
Here’s why that matters to our political discourse.
Pandemic Reveals GOP’s Soft Civil War
Federal government under GOP control will take your money and your votes.