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The Mad King Is Preparing For His Final Act

The Mad King Is Preparing For His Final Act

The entire future of American democracy depends on whether this unspooled maniac will do the right thing. And what are the odds of that?

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May 23, 2019
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by Bob Cesca

A couple weeks ago, I published a story about a move by the Trump administration so confounding and cruel, I was stymied as to why it wasn’t getting more attention. In a shocking turn of events, Trump’s Justice Department has chosen to stop enforcing a ban on female genital mutilation (or “FGM” for short). Even after the story dropped, most …

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