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February 22, 2023
Can We Stop Being Cynical and Give Biden the Huge Props He Deserves for Kyiv?
The left doesn’t do hero worship like the right does. But for God’s sake, what the president just did was amazing.
by Michael Tomasky
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His one-term presidency was underrated—and his long post-presidency was overrated
by Jonathan Alter
A year after toil majors declared they were cutting ties with Russia, Shell and Exxon can boast record profits. Shell may still be using Russian oil.
by Kate Aronoff
Some of the justices appear uneasy with Section 230, which many tech firms use as their main shield against lawsuits. But they also seemed unsure about how to change it.
by Matt Ford
Default could permanently threaten our status as the provider of the primary global reserve currency—along with the substantial economic benefits that come from this position of privilege.
by Grace Segers
Was the nineteenth-century Midwest “the most advanced democratic society that the world had seen”?
by Phil Christman
Tucker Carlson and his coworkers don't care about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—except as a means to push a deranged narrative about Democrats.
by Alex Shephard
 

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