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April 8, 2021

What we already know about the Florida congressman is plenty contemptible and corrosive without having to fall back on pernicious myths about sex trafficking.

By Melissa Gira Grant

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Is Gutfeld! the Worst Show on Television?

Greg Gutfeld’s new Fox News “comedy” show is the latest evidence that conservatives have no sense of humor.

By Alex Shephard

Infrastructure Spending Can Save Local Journalism

The Democrats’ next big spending plan should include money to rebuild America’s ever-widening news deserts.

By Osita Nwanevu

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Republicans Are Too Subservient to Corporate America to Wage War on “Woke Capitalism”

Big business has no reason to either believe or worry about the GOP's empty threats.

By Timothy Noah

Made for Love Puts a Marriage Under the Microscope

The new HBO series based on Alissa Nutting’s novel is a futuristic, surreal take on an unhealthy relationship.

By Philippa Snow

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