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Nothing to see here. Never happened.

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Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry
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February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
And there we have it.

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Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes
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February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Great piece from two outstanding scholars.

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How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The great Omar Wasow.

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Opinion | ICE’s Brutality Is Its Weakness
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January 28, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I think Maria Corina Machado will live to regret giving her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. And fairly soon.
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Of course Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump. That's the world we now live in. And of course Trump took it. Because that's who Trump is.
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I think this is the first time I have ever said these words, but I think John Bolton is (mostly) right here.

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Opinion | In Venezuela, Trump Has Put Himself in a Box
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January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This is deeply humiliating, for Machado and the for United States. I am sick to my stomach.

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After Machado Offers Her Nobel, Trump Says It Would Be an ‘Honor’ to Accept It
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January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I think Albertus is right that the opposition has an opportunity here, but it needs to mobilize now and push for change.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
So important.

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Opinion | Peace Is Unraveling
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January 6, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Fellow members of the tribe may disagree, but I fear this growing practice of labeling every criticism of Israel anti-Semitism will ultimately be bad for the Jews.

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Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders
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January 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Opinion | Harvard’s New Campus Orthodoxy Is Even More Stifling Than the Old
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December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Life under competitive authoritarianism.

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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
They haven't found the Brown killer. Is it unfair to say the Patel-led purge and politicization of the FBI might be a factor?
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
At a time when neighboring El Salvador and Nicaragua have plunged into dictatorship, Honduras holds a fair election and the incumbents lose. Not bad.
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Standing up to authoritarian bullying works better than acquiescence.

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Brazil Defied Trump and Won
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November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Nicolas Maduro is a corrupt, authoritarian thug who helped destroy his own country. He is not a foreign terrorist.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Rowan and Ackman are among the leading advocates of cancel culture in the Ivy League since 2023. Both now actively collaborate with an authoritarian government.

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Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Nice piece from Brendan Nyhan.

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Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A bit late, but better than never, I guess.

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Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
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November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Indeed.

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The Washington Post Has Become Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM