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Do Not Authorize The F@cking Ballroom
A message to frontline Democrats.
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You Are Actors In History
A humble reminder for our decadent elites.
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The Gerrymandering Fight Should Be A Dress Rehearsal For Court Packing
Inside the mailbag: Joe Biden ... Pope Leo ... Abdul El-Sayed
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What Happened To Consumer Sentiment?
The vibecession came for Donald Trump—then he started a war.
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What Trump's Iran Humiliation Can Teach Democrats About Fighting
Nobody wants to get stuck in a quagmire. But that can't mean tolerating the status quo forever. It must mean rallying the public to righteous causes and…
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MAGA Is Eating Itself
When you're as unpopular as Donald Trump, the only people left to fight are erstwhile allies.
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They're Only As Repressive As Their Constraints Allow
Dictatorial ambition resides in their hearts, not just their deeds. The difference is what stops them—and no one from outside is coming to stop Donald…
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How To Deter "Look Forward Not Backward" Thinking
Inside the mailbag: Benghazi ... Brian Schatz ... Eric Swalwell
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Call Their Bluff
If conservatives really think Orbanism and Trumpism exist within the rules of democracy, then let's hold them to it! (Spoiler: they don't)
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What Democrats Should And Shouldn't Learn From Hungary
They absolutely need to do a better job emulating successful resistance abroad; but they can't keep outsourcing their independent judgment altogether.
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