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Trump Threatening American Allies is All Downside for the U.S.
The United States gets all it needs from Greenland, Denmark, Canada, and Panama via treaties and good relationships. Undermining that is self-defeating.
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Nicholas Grossman
America's Local Authoritarians
Trump may be bringing patrimonialism to D.C., but across America’s heartlands, a thousand little chieftains reign
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Alan Elrod
The January 6 Attackers Won
The fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history
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December 2024

Don't Let the Enemies of Truth Ruin Wikipedia
Elon Musk and other reactionary liars hate the "last good website" because it won't go along with their distortions
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Nicholas Grossman
For Christians, Political Power is the Golden Calf of Trumpism
Jonathan Skrmetti, Ryan Walters and the weapons of this world
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Alan Elrod
Corporate Leaders Caving to Trump is Bad, Democrats Normalizing Him is Worse
Disney folded in the ABC lawsuit, but why are these Democrats caving to Trump too?
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Nicholas Grossman
You'll Miss The World Order When It's Gone
A dark and all-too-plausible scenario for Trump's second term, as the United States effectively switches sides from democracy to authoritarianism
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Nicholas Grossman

November 2024

Biden's Justified, Overdue, But Probably Too Late Help For Ukraine
Allowing Ukraine to fire U.S. missiles against military targets in Russia isn't pushing us towards World War III, and those saying so are falling for…
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Nicholas Grossman
We Must Defend the New York Times
If you're mad at the Times, you probably have a point, but hear me out. With the coming threat of Trump Term II, we need them.
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Authoritarians Want You To Quit
Don't withdraw entirely, but it's OK to partially disengage. The future will be tough, and you're in better position to fight if you stay sane. Here's…
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America Chose This
Unlike in 2016 and 2020, it was unambiguous, and Trump's margin was large enough that I doubt there was anything Democrats could have done
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Kamala Harris Will Win (And 43 Other Things I Think About the Election)
It's finally time to pass through this historical inflection point
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