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Intelligence is no substitute for virtue
Things didn’t go well for DeSantis last night, but he’s no idiot.
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On debt ceiling, moderate Democrats need to chill
Biden is doing better than they think.
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Feinstein is showing signs of cognitive decline. So what?
Her critics think their point has been made. It hasn’t.
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The importance of religion in the US is shrinking? Think again
Don’t confuse religious institutions for religious belief.
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The Feinstein Dementia Mitigation Team
Neither the senator nor the people of California are well-served by this grotesque spectacle, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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The story about the storytellers behind the Durham report story
The truth is beside the point.
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The House Republicans say they want to reward work. In fact, they want to police it
Everyone labors. But for the GOP, only certain work is legitimate.
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Is Biden really open to work requirements on food aid?
Americans should not have to earn liberties they’re already entitled to.
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AI isn’t what it’s said to be
ChatGPT and others are fancy autocomplete.
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Who’s to blame for public misunderstanding of the debt ceiling?
The press, of course, but bias isn't the reason.
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Did politics influence FDA panel's decision to back sale of over-the-counter birth control pill?
God, let's hope so.
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The weaker you are, the more unequal you are treated
Nailing Trump is not as easy as nailing a putz from Long Island.