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On debt ceiling, ask for forgiveness, not permission
Biden won’t be asked for an apology, though.
Don’t overthink 2024
The choice? President Debbie Downer or President Sunshine.
Disney is suing DeSantis to protect its ‘economic freedom’
The Republicans are rapidly approaching the point of no return.
Biden’s economic record? Successful, not transformative
Because of obstruction, Biden was unable to make his most ambitious programs permanent, writes Noah Berlatsky.
Don’t overthink it. Convicting Trump would regain trust
Americans don’t trust institutions like we used to, writes Rod Graham. This is one of those rare claims that everyone agrees with.
Vanquishing malarkey
Saving democracy is a slow, deliberative process – and President Joe Biden is very, very good at it, writes Claire Bond Potter.
Conspiracist, potential mass shooter and favorite of Marjorie Taylor Greene
On Discord leaker Jack Teixeira.
No, red states are not becoming ‘laboratories of autocracy’
They already were. The key is containing them.
With their debt ceiling bill, the House Republicans reveal they have no reason to be serious about playing a dangerous game
This is not some sort of Svengalian victory for Kevin McCarthy.