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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. —The Second Amendment If...

Tracing the Anti-Haitian Hate Targeting Springfield

Out of all the outlandish claims at the presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and Vice President...

Neoliberals Are Wrong About Bidenomics

It is by now a familiar story. With the status quo in tatters following the worst financial crisis...

Macron’s True Color Is Blue

After 51 days of political limbo, the proverbial white smoke finally rose from the Élysée Palace. The appointment...

About That Trump Assassination Conspiracy Theory

The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. I find the rise of BlueMAGA very disturbing, and I’m surprised...

How Opioids Corrupted Organized Medicine

Editor’s note: The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days.Many businesses will gleefully sell you a harmful addiction.The tobacco industry...

The Great White Hope

Like a lot of people, I breathed a sigh of relief when Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Heading...

The Tragedy of Chris Hayes

The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. This recent episode of Chris Hayes’s podcast Why Is This Happening?, which I recommend in general, offers a...

Disinformation Dilemma: The U.S. Has Dirty Hands, Too

It’s no secret that the Biden administration has made fighting online disinformation a major priority. On Wednesday, it announced sweeping measures to secure the 2024 election from...

Does Jesus Hate the Johnson Amendment?

A group representing right-wing preachers is trying to bring about a merger of church and state with a new lawsuit. This is incredibly dangerous....

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