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Saying that ‘trans people deserve to be alive’ is political
Denying it only makes things worse.
John Stoehr
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Political violence is an expression of the status quo
Why does it surprise us?
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By destroying Twitter, Elon Musk reveals contempt for democracy
It’s not enough to stop worshiping billionaires.
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The Republicans may have the House, but the Democrats have the respectable white people
They haven’t begun calling themselves Democrats, though.
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The Democrats didn’t perform well in spite of inflation. They performed well because of it
Turn the conventional wisdom on its head.
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The GOP will take the House. Let's get back to work
Enough high-fiving and fist-bumping.
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From the midterms, the most important takeaway: the electorate has changed
It has shifted leftward its center of gravity.
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‘Division’ and ‘polarization’ got us here. They’ll get us out
The press corps treats democratic politics as abnormal. That’s what happens when democratic politics threatens the status quo.
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GOP elites are shopping around, but they're stuck with Trump
Cults end when the leader dies.
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The midterms signal the return of Democratic dominance
Like 1982, 2022 may be the hard open of a new political order.
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Gird your loins, friend, for today is Election Day
Prepare to endure reasonsreasonsreasons.
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Democracy is not on the ballot, but some democracies are
Let’s stop talking as if there were a singular national democracy – as if there were a singular national America – in these United States.