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The importance of religion in the US is shrinking? Think again
Don’t confuse religious institutions for religious belief.
The Feinstein Dementia Mitigation Team
Neither the senator nor the people of California are well-served by this grotesque spectacle, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
The story about the storytellers behind the Durham report story
The truth is beside the point.
The House Republicans say they want to reward work. In fact, they want to police it
Everyone labors. But for the GOP, only certain work is legitimate.
Is Biden really open to work requirements on food aid?
Americans should not have to earn liberties they’re already entitled to.
AI isn’t what it’s said to be
ChatGPT and others are fancy autocomplete.
Who’s to blame for public misunderstanding of the debt ceiling?
The press, of course, but bias isn’t the reason.
The weaker you are, the more unequal you are treated
Nailing Trump is not as easy as nailing a putz from Long Island.
For this ‘conservative court,’ the problem is not one justice’s breathtaking ethical misconduct
The problem is that it’s a “conservative court.” Most don’t like it.