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15h ago
The infamous 887-page policy manual linked to Donald Trump and J.D. Vance aims to take Ron DeSantis’s war against liberal arts education nationwide
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Washington Monthly
4d ago
The Republican presidential nominee wants to wipe away the 156-year-old guarantee that if you’re born here, you’re American. Don’t think he can’t.
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Washington Monthly
4d ago
Plus, how Trump will abuse presidential power, the different media strategies of the two campaigns, and Week 6 of the Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 10, 2024 newsletter.
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Washington Monthly
5d ago
The Harris and Trump Media Strategies Tell Us How They Each View America. One candidate uses media to fuel political polarization. The other is trying to cure us of it.
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Washington Monthly
6d ago
Trump’s Threats to Prosecute and Imprison Critics Are More Serious than You May Think. Or How Trump Echoes Niccolo Machiavelli’s brutal advice for rulers.
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Washington Monthly
6d ago
Plus, why the Supreme Court should uphold ghost gun regulations and the hypocrisy of Samuel Alito—in the October 8, 2024 newsletter.
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Washington Monthly
1w ago
The Gun Control Act of 1968 outlawed untraceable weapons assembled from kits. That was as true then as it is now in the age of 3D printers.
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Washington Monthly
1w ago
A recent case involving a rather ludicrous prosecution underscores how far-right Alito has become.
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Washington Monthly
1w ago
When We Meet: Thoughts as the Mideast War Approaches Its Second Year. On the miasma of death and the persistence of hope.
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Washington Monthly
1w ago
Vance lied to conceal Trump’s plan to destroy Obamacare: The Republican’s grotesque claim that Trump “salvaged” the Affordable Care Act hasn’t received nearly the outrage and attention it deserves. Here are the facts.
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