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December 5, 2020

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The Media Is Finally Tuning Trump Out”

On Wednesday, the president delivered one of the most insane speeches of his political career. The press barely batted an eye.

By Alex Shephard

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	Joe Biden’s Cabinet Is a Lost Cause for the Left It’s time for insurgents to make a break from the Democratic establishment and hone America’s future outside the halls of power.By Osita Nwanevu

	America Is Run by Geezers In an election between two septuagenarians, the elderly dominated turnout like never before—more than offsetting a surge in the youth vote.By Timothy Noah

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	The Damage Is the Point Trump may not be able to extend his reign, but he can aid and abet his party by further curtailing the right to vote. By Matt Ford

	Here Come the AdultsBiden’s Cabinet is shaping up to be everything that Trump’s was not. By Walter Shapiro

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	An Epidemic of Arrogance on the Supreme Court Under cover of Covid-19, the high court’s conservative bloc is dreaming up some radical ideas about religious freedom and public health.By Matt Ford

	How to Cover a Normal Cabinet Joe Biden’s nominees aren’t the monstrosities of the Trump administration. But they still deserve an appropriate level of scrutiny.By Alex Shephard

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