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The Times’ Jamelle Bouie debunked the whole “we’re a republic, not a democracy thing.” For those unfamiliar with it, this is a tired trope that racists (for the most part) roll out to justify minority rule (think voter suppression). Bouie writes that while the founders were skeptical of direct
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China issued new retaliatory tariffs this morning on American goods. The president then posted a retaliatory tweet in which he “ordered” US firms to stop doing business with China. That, as a result, spooked Wall Street into a nosedive. It’s rare when cause and effect are so clear in
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Evil men don’t deserve silence.
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His sadism, like that of other fascists, is rational.
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It's a monument to slavery’s end and the rise of a liberal democracy.
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Reaction to 1619 Project reveals love of country built on sand.
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Hatred isn’t new. What's new is hatred with easy access to massive lethality.
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A recession would mean the president's lies no longer work.
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You hear it all the time. “He acts that way because he’s insecure.” Take guns, for instance. He bought a gun because he feels insecure. He acted out because he feels insecure. He did terrible things to others because he feels insecure. So if he felt more secure, he
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Attributing fear to sadism gives sadists too much credit.
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To them, being punished for being gay, trans or "illegal" is divine justice.
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In retrospect, the Tea Party was a nascent fascist movement.