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What 'Polarized' Means in a Pandemic
Pay attention to who's doing what to whom.
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Why can't kids vote?
It’s not as crazy as it sounds. The voting age has always been more or less arbitrary. It was 21 before it was 18, the age an American can be drafted into fighting a war. The argument that grown ups are more rational, and therefore more capable and responsible,
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The Killer Paranoia of Jared Kushner
Incompetent? Yes. Arrogant? My god! But there's more.
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Kids Should Vote
It’s not as crazy as it sounds. The voting age has always been more or less arbitrary. It was 21 before it was 18, the age an American can be drafted into fighting a war. The argument that grown ups are more rational, and therefore more capable and responsible,
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The GOP's Separatist Movement Exposed
The rich get richer. The rest get whatever’s coming to them.
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Trump's Tone Is a Fetish of the Occult
Why can't reporters believe their own eyes?
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Trump's Acquittal Is Making the Pandemic Worse
He was tried for putting his interests above the nation’s. Why stop now?
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Trump's Treason Is Killing Us
Need help during a pandemic? First, kiss the ring.
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Hope makes room for the impossible
I’m told my writing can be bleak. I suppose that’s true. That’s not my intent, though. My intent is to talk about politics and the political past plainly so we can take future action. Most often, we the people misunderstand our politics, and take the wrong action.
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No, Trump Is Not 'Out-Flanking' Democrats
Though loud, these leftists are wrong.
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Amid a Viral Pandemic, the Republicans Reveal Their Contempt for Working Americans
It's the result of a market ideology in deep decay.
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My child's view of the president
I don’t write about my daughter because that’s best tack to take for a public forum like the Editorial Board. I do want to share something she did recently, though. ERS is 8. She’s sensitive and caring and precocious. After I asked her to draw a picture