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Welcome to Fortress America
Trump boots Afghan allies while rolling out the red carpet for white supremacist nostalgia.
10 hrs ago • 
Julie Roginsky
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I Am Not Your Algorithm
This will probably cost me readers — again.
May 13 • 
Ben Cohen
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F**king Mondays: The Art of Capitulation, Habeas Disappearus, Woke Extremism, and Making S**t Up
Trump commandeered one of the greatest negotiations in political history. Or did he?
May 12 • 
Ben Cohen
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F**king Mondays: The Art of Capitulation, Habeas Disappearus, Woke Extremism, and Making S**t Up
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Saturday Roundup: Trump's War on Science, India vs Pakistan, Comic Dave Smith, and MAGA Flops Abroad
In case you missed it:
May 10 • 
Ben Cohen
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Saturday Roundup: Trump's War on Science, India vs Pakistan, Comic Dave Smith, and MAGA Flops Abroad
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The Trump Administration's War on mRNA Vaccines is Insane
This isn't just about mRNA vaccines, it's about America's future as an advanced democracy.
May 9 • 
Ben Cohen
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India, Pakistan, And The Worst Possible President in the White House
What could go wrong?
May 8 • 
Bob Cesca
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A Short Guide to Combating Trump's Alternate Reality
If we don't start aggressively challenging Trump's bizarro reality, we're going to become part of it.
May 7 • 
Thinker at the Gates
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Comic Dave Smith is the Intellectual We Deserve
Dave Smith’s rise says less about him and more about the rot in our civic culture.
May 6 • 
Ben Cohen
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F**king Mondays: Trump's Special Gas Prices, Tucker and Russell's Bromance, and Australia Rejects MAGA
How much is gasoline? However much Trump says it is.
May 5 • 
Ben Cohen
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F**king Mondays: Trump's Special Gas Prices, Tucker and Russell's Bromance, and Australia Rejects MAGA
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Saturday Roundup: Reflections on Gaza, Hugging Dictators, Compromising with MAGA, and "Mission Accomplished" Pt 2.
In case you missed it!
May 3 • 
Ben Cohen
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Saturday Roundup: Reflections on Gaza, Hugging Dictators, Compromising with MAGA, and "Mission Accomplished" Pt 2.
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Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: Peter Beinart’s Suicidal Masterpiece
As a Jew whose larger family has been split by the events since October 7, 2023, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is extremely personal.
May 2 • 
Rich Herschlag
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Why Are Some Dems Still Hugging The “Dangerous Dictator”?
Trump will just take their capitulation as a sign of weakness and abuse them even more.
May 1 • 
Bob Cesca
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Why Are Some Dems Still Hugging The “Dangerous Dictator”?
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