Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry

Nothing to see here. Never happened.

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Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes

And there we have it.

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How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.

Great piece from two outstanding scholars.

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Opinion | ICE’s Brutality Is Its Weakness

The great Omar Wasow.

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Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.

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I think Maria Corina Machado will live to regret giving her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. And fairly soon.

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.

Opinion | In Venezuela, Trump Has Put Himself in a Box

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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After Machado Offers Her Nobel, Trump Says It Would Be an ‘Honor’ to Accept It

This is deeply humiliating, for Machado and the for United States. I am sick to my stomach.

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I think Albertus is right that the opposition has an opportunity here, but it needs to mobilize now and push for change.

Opinion | Peace Is Unraveling

So important.

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Trump’s Goals in Venezuela Don’t Add Up Javier Corrales breaks down the four objectives of Trump's strike on Venezuela and explains why they conflict.

Nicely stated by Javier Corrales

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Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders

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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Opinion | Harvard’s New Campus Orthodoxy Is Even More Stifling Than the Old

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Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say

Adam Serwer nails it.

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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’

Life under competitive authoritarianism.

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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?

At a time when neighboring El Salvador and Nicaragua have plunged into dictatorship, Honduras holds a fair election and the incumbents lose. Not bad.

Brazil Defied Trump and Won

Standing up to authoritarian bullying works better than acquiescence.

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Nicolas Maduro is a corrupt, authoritarian thug who helped destroy his own country. He is not a foreign terrorist.

What Harvard Is Whispering About Larry Summers A jerk, yes. But a creep? The mood, post-Epstein emails.

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Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.

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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Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?

Nice piece from Brendan Nyhan.

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Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants

A bit late, but better than never, I guess.

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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?

Indeed.

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Opinion | Chris Hayes: The Democrats’ Main Problem Isn’t Their Message

I think there is much to this.

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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

We need to say it more often: this is a racist government.

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He may not be planning to leave, but he will leave.

Indeed. And a corollary here is that if the Democrats somehow fail to win every election, they are to blame for authoritarianism.

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