Barack Obama

This isn’t Obama’s White House

By John Stoehr / February 6, 2023 /

Why Republicans no longer get the benefit of the doubt.

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Suddenly, the Republicans want a piece of the action

By John Stoehr / December 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Suddenly, the Republicans want a piece of the action

The party of no seems to be rethinking the utility of no.

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There’s no reason to freak out

By John Stoehr / October 18, 2022 / Comments Off on There’s no reason to freak out

Monday’s polling just tells us there’s work to do.

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Biden reduced US military involvement worldwide. Antiwar critics still won’t give him credit

By Noah Berlatsky / July 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Biden reduced US military involvement worldwide. Antiwar critics still won’t give him credit

That’s a problem for those hoping to see less military violence. 

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Pro-gun is pro-white power

By John Stoehr / May 25, 2022 /

Ted Cruz understands that perfectly. You should, too.

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What is ‘the good life’ in the United States and what can we do as a republic to make it real?

By John Stoehr / February 14, 2022 /

Reviving a “philosophical tendency.”

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Why is the press ignoring the information gap pulling down Biden’s favorability despite the press having created it?

By Magdi Semrau / January 21, 2022 / Comments Off on Why is the press ignoring the information gap pulling down Biden’s favorability despite the press having created it?

On Nate Cohn’s spurious analysis.

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The United States government was caught spying on American journalists. Does anyone care?

By Richard Sudan / January 4, 2022 / Comments Off on The United States government was caught spying on American journalists. Does anyone care?

Increasing evidence of the apparatus of the state being levied against reporters should surely lead to outcry from sensible people.

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History doesn’t care if the GOP is on the wrong side

By John Stoehr / December 6, 2021 / Comments Off on History doesn’t care if the GOP is on the wrong side

Progress is a consequence of politics. 

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Throw Veterans Day away

By John Stoehr / November 11, 2021 /

Vonnegut was right. Armistice Day was better.

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