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Thanks to Trump, the House GOP is now vulnerable on the border
The Democrats believe they can flip the House on the issue.
Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere and it’s dangerous
It’s so normalized it’s hard to draw causal connections between rhetoric and violence, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. That’s the point.
Yes, the trial is bad for Trump
I asked for opinions on the first criminal case against a former president. To my surprise, I found more hope than hopelessness.
The agony of the gasbag
For a second week in a row, a silenced Donald Trump is forced to listen to what others think of him in court, writes Claire Bond Potter.
Why do white rural voters vote for Republicans?
It’s not because they are rural, writes Noah Berlatsky.
If you think Trump is going to lose, how does that compare to your expectations of 2016?
I asked readers to compare their feelings. Here are the results.
Beneath all the fear and paranoia is ‘the Eucharist defiled’
The author of “The Politics of Fear” talks about America’s oldest hatred.
On the road
A little rest while I can.
Maga chooses Putin over Zelensky and needless devastation over freedom
This is who they are, writes Stephen Robinson.
The case for centering Biden’s stutter and more from the week
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