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Biden’s Ivy League Problem
For all the posturing as Amtrak Joe, the president has fallen into the same elite trap that has captured our political system.
by Walter Shapiro
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Did a shortage of rail workers cause the Ohio toxic-freight derailment? I’m guessing yes. 

by Timothy Noah
Years after their leader’s death, Larouchies are still pushing their fascist politics.
by Tommy Craggs
The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision has given rise to some disturbing new interpretations of what constitutes the right to bear arms.
by Matt Ford
He fell from favor after the disaster of the Iraq War. But he was always biding his time.

by Samuel Moyn
From The Politics of Everything Podcast:
George Santos’s election raises questions about what, if anything, is considered disqualifying for political office today.
by The Politics of Everything

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