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One the most striking things about @davidmweissman’s story is how much his political transformation improved his mental & physical health, relationships & prospects in life. It’s American pragmatism at its

This country will flourish only when we all collectively withdraw from the culture-war bloodsports. It’s absurd listening to recordings of Jerry Falwell Sr from the 60s ranting and raving like

This is a minority view but I’m increasingly convinced that Trumpism will disintegrate when Trump leaves office. As enlightened as it seems to see Trumpism as “systemic”—as inextricable from America

An important lesson for America from my daughter’s campaign for Pod President—leader of the 8 girls she pods with in live Covid school.There is an underserved segment of the population

Germane to @TheAtlantic’s new doc abt white supremacists:Oprah‘s story of realizing that she was wrong to have neo-Nazis on her show in 1986. She thought it wd encourage conversation, &

On top of everything else, today’s installment provides a useful way to think of characters in reality shows.“Mr Trump” at the staple-gunned mahogany-veneered desk on “The Apprentice” was the “fictional

Three and a half years ago, investment banker & Republican dirty trickster Peter W. Smith told the WSJ that he & Mike Flynn had reached out to Russian hackers for—you

So who's anti-Catholic? We should ask Barr or Bannon, because those uptight Papists are likely to consider Amy Coney Barrett's People of Praise crypto-Protestant and thus ITSELF anti-Catholic.Now THAT would

My son’s algebra teacher this year is 90, a Zoom virtuoso, works at a standing desk, and taught little @JoeBiden calculus in Scranton! ...mighta been Delaware. To take the edge

Never forget: both Trump AND Kelly acted disgracefully toward gold-star widow Myeshia Johnson & her family friend @RepWilson.For Johnson, piety abt military valor evidently doesn’t extend to all soldiers.https://www.washingtonpost.com

Btw am I the only one who has this symbol in my head today and wonders if it’s circulating on 8chan or a Pyncheon subreddit in light of recent USPS

As for sexist attacks on Sarah Palin's intelligence: Let's remember that she was savaged for her interviews with Katie Couric, in which she very much did not say Thighland or