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Jiang Zemin, who opened China to markets and corruption, is dead
Most believed he’d be, at best, a transitional figure.
Bill Clinton
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The assassination of Trump’s character, Ken Starr-style
“Piece by painful piece.”
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Ken Starr, janus-faced moral hack, is finally dead
In short, Starr’s feelings about sexual crime depended entirely on whether he liked the person who committed it.
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Biden is wrong. More cops does not mean less crime
The president should propose spending on human services to make people safer and happier – and more likely to vote for Democrats.
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American democracy is fragile. Will white liberals step up?
Given our history, the odds aren’t good.
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On trade, the working class was right. Don't expect Tom Friedman to admit he was wrong, though
"We told you so."
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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?
Reviving a "philosophical tendency."
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Face it, impeachment doesn't work. Trump proved Congress can't check a criminal president
Impeachment has never been helpful. It might be harmful, though.
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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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Efforts at 'border security’ punish the powerless and empower the powerful. It does what the 'war on drugs' was designed to do
Start with the fact that it's a Republican premise.