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May 19, 2023
Tim Scott Is Sure to Rise—and Surer to Fade
The South Carolina senator’s presidential run will allow Republicans to demonstrate—briefly—that they aren’t racists.
by Walter Shapiro
Sean Hannity’s and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of wildlife to undermine wind projects is cynical and counterproductive. But some liberals are falling for it.
by Liza Featherstone
The high court’s ruling on the nature of “transformative” works of art could have major ramifications for artists working today—as well as the A.I. enthusiasts looking toward tomorrow.
by Matt Ford
In magisterial books and sharp essays—many of them for The New Republic—Steel, who died recently at 92, became one of the most vital foreign policy voices of his age.
by Eric Alterman
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Last year, the staffs of 17 House Democrats unionized. Things are moving much, much slower in the Senate—and now that the GOP has the House, things are weird there too.
by Pablo Manríquez
Paul Schrader’s portrait of a ex–white supremacist gang member is an unlikely feat of optimism.
by Ben Schwartz
Asylum-seekers barely noticed the end of Title 42. But that’s only because the rules seem to change every day.
by Lillian Perlmutter
From The Ticker:
Apparently, the California senator has been battling inflammation of the brain and facial paralysis, too.
by Prem Thakker
Congrats to Ron DeSantis and his dumb “war on woke.”
by Prem Thakker

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