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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
Which means that it might — might — survive
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February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Friends, I am taking the fight to MAGA and running for the United States Senate in Florida.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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January 9, 2026
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
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This is actually aging quite well.
To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
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January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
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January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Make America Weak
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Make America Weak
Trump is systematically undermining America's interests at home and abroad.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The Cancer of Tribalism
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The Cancer of Tribalism
How did we segue from plain—if challenging—polarization to destructive tribalism? Newt Gingrich is one explanation.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
A view from our neighbor
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December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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don’t give up the ship
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November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Trump's Plan
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Trump's Plan
To invoke the Insurrection Act
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October 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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This clear scale shows how American democracy is in terminal decline

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This clear scale shows how American democracy is in terminal decline
For generations, Americans have been taught that the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. Politicians across the spectrum speak of the nation as a “shining city on a hill,” a place where ...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Opinion | Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Trump, Hegseth show they're small men acting big in front of military leaders | Opinion
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth held an expensive military meeting-that-could-have-been-an-email hours before the government is likely to shutdown.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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September 30, 2025
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September 30, 2025
Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to m...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Trump wants Americans to be terrified of his wrath
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October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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‘Learned Nothing and Forgotten Nothing’
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‘Learned Nothing and Forgotten Nothing’
Trump’s ignorance and hatreds continue to define his presidency
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September 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Trump’s cynical use of the Kirk assassination
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Trump’s cynical use of the Kirk assassination
Rather than appeal to the better angels of our nature, he appeals to the worst of our demons
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September 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial: presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch
The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.
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August 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?
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Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?
The biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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How to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave"
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How to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave"
Friends,
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August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Opinion | All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns
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August 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Trump’s downfall
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Trump’s downfall
Fascist capitalism will do him in
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August 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump
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August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting
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Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting
The president doesn’t respect what the executive mansion stands for, so why would he respect its architecture?
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August 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM