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Carl Schmitt, leading exponent of Nazi political thought, would feel at home in today's GOP
Why does "fascism" still get side-eye from mainstream commentators?
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The simplest way to reform SCOTUS may be for Biden to refuse to enforce its politicized rulings
A political court demands a political response, says Christopher Jon Sprigman.
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Liz Cheney is less bad than the GOP fascists but as long as she tolerates nonstop lying, she's still bad
The untenable paradox on (real) conservatives.
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Nearly everyone missed Chuck Schumer implying this week that the filibuster's death is coming
The conventional wisdom is coming around to the Democrats' side.
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South Carolina went 10 years without an execution. There's no good reason for firing squads now
Mia Brett explains the legal history behind its decision.
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How can the Republicans avoid relitigating the 2020 election when their future depends on relitigating it?
An untenable paradox.
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Republican governors believe the working poor must be forced back to work. They are wrong
The working poor never wanted help to begin with, writes Issac J. Bailey.
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There are two ways of reading Joe Manchin's new voting-rights proposal. That's probably by design
I still don't think we have a Joe Manchin problem.
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At least four justices want to overturn Roe
It’s that simple, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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Trump's 'big lie' is actually the GOP's 'long lie'
The attack on shared reality began in the 60s, says Magdi Semrau.
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There's just one reason to oppose a bipartisan commission to investigate the 1/6 insurgency
Are the House Republicans afraid of what it will find?
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Moral people don’t draw attention to their virtue, but amoral people spend a lot of time sending signals
You don't need a reason to wear a mask, but there are plenty.