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Calm Down

Ben Dreyfuss, Josh Barro, Megan McArdle
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  • Ben Dreyfuss

    Writer, SoulCycler, occasional Twitter Main Character, former editorial director @motherjones. my tweets automatically delete so if you plan on complaining about them in the future, take screenshots.

  • Josh Barro

    I have a lot of opinions.

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    Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own, and boy do I have a lot of them.

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