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Democrats Preparing for Trump Win

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Trump: No Taxes on Tips!

A nonsensical proposal.

East Coast v. West Coast Liberalism

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

Biden: Next POTUS Could Appoint Two SCOTUS Justices

He may be under-estimating.

Republicans Shockingly Back Republican Nominee

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

What The YSL Trial Chaos Says About Our Criminal Legal Systems

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

Crystal Ball Moves Trumpward

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

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House Republicans Hold AG Garland in Contempt

Political grandstanding over dubious claims of privilege.

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Biden is a Fibber*

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Jonathan Turley Continues to be a Hack

I guess the attention is worth it?

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Cultural Identity, Mass Migration, and the Far Right

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

Greedflation Politics

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

Biden Orders Shutdown of Asylum Process

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

Political Polling in the Trump Era

The professionals are striving to keep up with changing voter habits.

Joe Manchin Becomes ‘Independent’

The Democratic gadfly is performatively ‘leaving’ the party.

Convict Trump

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

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VP Little Marco?

Rubio reportedly wants the gig.

Trump Convicted

Stunning news.

MLB Upends Record Books

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

Trump’s New York Trial Nearing End

Closing arguments start today and a verdict and possible sentencing could come this week.

Biden and Trump Voters Have Different Concerns

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

Will Trump Leaners Come Home to Biden?

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

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The Great Baby Deficit

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

Another Political Signal on an Alito Home

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

Trump’s Path to 270

It’s depressingly short.

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Biden’s Unpopularity

He isn’t very popular.

Why Biden Gets No Credit for a Good Economy

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

Biden’s Morehouse Speech

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

On Posting the Ten Commandments in Schools

A pending mandate in Louisiana

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mayor

Here are some special papers.

The Ongoing Erosion of SCOTUS

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

Abbott Pardons Man Who Killed BLM Protestor

A gross miscarriage of justice.

Brown v. Board at 70

Seven decades after de jure segregation was outlawed, de facto segregation is alive and well.

Biden Rejects Commission on Presidential Debates

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

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Is Political Polling Still Useful?

Compared to any available alternative, yes.

Split Polls

Presidential v. senatorial polling in swings states is just, well, odd.

Another Example of the Role of Primaries

A potential GOP self-own in south Texas.

Trump’s Increasingly Unhinged Rallies

Yesterday’s New Jersey speech was something to behold.

Trump Likely Committed $100 Million Tax Fraud

Shady accounting practices from well before he entered politics are coming back to bite him in the ass.

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Toward a Functional Congress

Democrats are helping the Republican Speaker tame his nihilist wing.

FreedomWorks Shuts Down

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

An Observation or Two on SCOTUS

Well, more than two…

Another Reminder

Heads he wins, tails you lose.

A Reminder

Immunity edition.