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Why the Christian Right Demonizes Discourse

Their toxic fear of ideas is shaping the modern censorship movement.

By J. Dylan Sandifer

 

RSVP Now: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead

On February 12, we are producing an important event to help you prepare for Trump 2.0. Livestreamed from Washington, D.C., it will gather top minds in politics and culture determined to mitigate the possible damages of a second Trump term. 

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What Trump Really Wants From Greenland and Panama

Yes, the president-elect really is serious about expanding the U.S. But what he mostly wants is to bully small countries that won’t fight back.

By Alex Shephard

 

The Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration System

The U.S. immigration system isn’t ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets.

By Melissa Gira Grant

 
 

No, Merrick Garland Did Not Let Donald Trump Skate

Within days of becoming attorney general, he assembled his deputies and told them to turn over every Trump rock. Blame a lumbering system—and an electorate that didn’t care.

By Harry Litman

 

Trump Just Laid a Brutal Trap for Dems, and They’re Walking Into It

As some Senate Democrats try to amend the awful Laken Riley immigration bill, will the party unite to force Republicans to accept changes? The prognosis is not great.

By Greg Sargent

 

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The Right-Wing Judge on a Mission to Destroy ESG Retirement Planning

The notorious Reed O’Connor is back with another one of his patented-troll decisions, this time threatening to upend the world of socially conscious investing.

By Matt Ford

 

Canadians Are Quietly Freaking Out About Trump’s Territorial Trolling

Political leaders across the Great White North have tried to put on a brave face in response to the president-elect’s annexation threats, but they aren’t convincing anyone.

By John Last

 
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Trump Could Frankly Learn a Lot From Denmark

What the Danes get right, they get very right. Meanwhile, Trumpism isn’t working at all.

By Michael Tomasky

 

Peter Thiel’s Twisted Vision for the Trump Presidency

The tech billionaire believes Trump will help to reveal hidden truths—like how Jeffrey Epstein actually died. But beneath his conspiracism lies a very real, very dangerous political theory.

By Aaron R. Hanlon

 
 

The GOP Is Rewriting What It Means to Be a Person

The far right is weaponizing a doctrine that granted rights and liberties in order to snuff out the citizenship of anyone who isn’t a white man.

By Susan Rinkunas

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