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Thursday
April 15, 2021
Whither the Religious Left?
Left-leaning people of faith will never be reliable allies of the Democratic Party, nor will the party reliably offer them a comfortable home. But their fortunes are linked.
By Matthew Sitman
 
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It’s not clear that the president even has a plan to pass the kind of legislation that would earn him comparisons to FDR.
By Osita Nwanevu
 
A bill to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices seems motivated by political revenge, not sensible judicial reform.
By Matt Ford
 

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Americans want to free the vaccine patents. Will the Biden administration listen?
By Kate Aronoff
 
The man behind the world’s largest Ponzi scheme died at 82; the system that enabled his grift continues in his image.
By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
 
Does the First Amendment confer a right never to face public criticism? No, but the high court may be forced to settle the matter anew.
By Matt Ford
 

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