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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Tabs/Takes

Weak Parties With Strong Partisanship

More on an ongoing saga.

Prosecutors to Recharge Alec Baldwin

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

Should The Press Pick a Side?

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

Impeachment Toothlessness

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

Biden Administration Overstepped Bounds on Social Media Pressure

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

Trump Vows to ‘Come After’ Foes

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

The Depressing State of House Republicans

We all suffer if the the unserious have power.

Coverage of the Trump Indictment Keeps Emphasizing the Wrong Thing

The problem is not the indictment; it is the indicted.

Does Taking The High Road Make Political Sense?

What’s more important, appearances or action?

Trump and the Presidential Records Act

A legal defense without merit.

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A Shameful Editorial

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

Trump’s Been Indicted. What Now?

We’re in uncharted waters.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Black History Month reception, Monday, February 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Black History Month reception, Monday, February 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House.

Biden the Adult in the Room

There’s been a load of compromising.

Montana Bans TikTok

Who knew they got cell reception?

Trump’s Three Trials

The former president faces multiple criminal prosecutions.

Trump, Hamilton, and the Electoral College

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

Fox News Finally Finds A Bridge (Or Three) Too Far

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Biggest Leaker in Decade Should Never Have Had Access to Secrets

The United States has not learned from Snowden and Manning.

Trump and Waco

Some disturbing symbolism.

The Experts Were Wrong on COVID

Hubris has set back the cause of science.

Can Bloggers Be Replaced by AI?

You be the judge.

Lackadaisical Handling of Secrets by Top Officials

It’s becoming a sad joke.

Biden Document Probe Gets Serious

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

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Biden’s Classified Documents!

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

The Chaos is the Point

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Crisis of Confidence

Why have Americans lost trust in their institutions?

Laptop News

One of these laptops is more important than the other.

Trump Announces 2024 Run

Covering the coverage.

Democratic Ratfucking Worked

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Trump Special Counsel Likely

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

Biden Warns Democracy at Stake

Is the President governing like he means it?

The ‘Crime of the Century’ Didn’t Happen

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

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[Updated] – DOJ Appeals To 11th Circuit

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case

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District Judge Grants Trump’s Request For Special Master

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

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The Latest on the Mar-A-Lago Document Case

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

Biden: MAGA Republicans Threaten Republic

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

[Updated unexpectedly] Three Questions Brought Up By The DOJ Filing & Trump’s Reaction

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

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Initial Analysis Of Yesterday’s DOJ Filing In Trump Document Investigation

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

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[Update] Analysis of NARA’s Letter to Former President Trump

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?