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September 12, 2020

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Trumpian Politics Is the Greatest Threat to a Coronavirus Vaccine

There’s no inoculation for what this election season might do to the vital science of ending the pandemic.

By Libby Watson

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	The “Law and Order” Backlash Against Biden Was a Mirage New polls show that the premature consensus about Trump’s rhetoric was wrong—for now, anyway. By Osita Nwanevu

	Bob Woodward’s Critics Are Missing the Point Yes, the legendary reporter’s methods can be unscrupulous. But the latest findings speak for themselves. By Alex Shephard

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	This Is What Trumpism After Trump Looks Like Laura Loomer is a “proud Islamophobe” and QAnon supporter. She’s also a Republican nominee for Congress. By Jake Bittle

	Fox News Shares the Blame for Trump’s Deranged, Ruinous PresidencyA new book details how the president and his state media partners cash in on their symbiotic relationship while driving the country toward disaster. By Bruce Bartlett

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	There Is No Such Thing as a Conservative Workers’ Movement Pundits and think tanks seem to love it, but it’s a meaningless phrase in the modern Republican Party. By J.C. Pan

	Dangers of the Lame Duck A guide to the three most unpredictable months in politics Hosted by Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene

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