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Has There Ever Been This Much Lying About A Budget Bill?
Not that I remember.
21 hrs ago • 
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Has There Ever Been This Much Lying About A Budget Bill?
Donald Trump Turns From Orange to Pink
Just for a day or so, granted, but good things may come from it.
Jun 25 • 
Timothy Noah
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Donald Trump Turns From Orange to Pink
Invasion of the Billionaires
It took about half a century. Now they control everything.
Jun 19 • 
Timothy Noah
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Invasion of the Billionaires
Calling H.L. Mencken
Can our politics get any more stupid?
Jun 18 • 
Timothy Noah
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Calling H.L. Mencken
Let 'Em Drop Dead From Heat Exposure
The Trump administration won't say that, of course, but that's what it believes.
Jun 17 • 
Timothy Noah
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Let 'Em Drop Dead From Heat Exposure
Marjorie Williams On White America's Racial Rorschach
A 30 year-old Colin Powell profile bobs to the surface in a much-touted first novel.
Jun 15 • 
Timothy Noah
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Marjorie Williams On White America's Racial Rorschach
Happy Father's Day, Wilfrid Sheed
He wrote the best-ever essay about American fathers.
Jun 13 • 
Timothy Noah
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Happy Father's Day, Wilfrid Sheed
How Donald Trump's Fat Shaming Hurts America
Not just a deeply offensive narcissistic projection (though of course it's all that too), Trump's revulsion toward corpulence is a catastrophically…
Jun 13 • 
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How Donald Trump's Fat Shaming Hurts America
Are ICE Enforcers the New Pinkertons?
The Trump administration throws two union leaders in jail.
Jun 11 • 
Timothy Noah
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Are ICE Enforcers the New Pinkertons?
Three Lessons About Deploying to Los Angeles
It's harder than you think.
Jun 10 • 
Thomas E. Ricks
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Three Lessons About Deploying to Los Angeles
A Short History of Broadway Simulcasts
Before "Goodnight and Good Luck" there was "The Advocate." This one's personal for me.
Jun 7 • 
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A Short History of Broadway Simulcasts
Donald Trump Makes Harry Truman Look Good
Truman's loyalty program made civil servants declare loyalty to the United States. Trump's makes them declare loyalty to Trump.
Jun 6 • 
Timothy Noah
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Donald Trump Makes Harry Truman Look Good
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