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Low-Conscientiousness Losers Are Bad Senate Candidates

Dear readers,

In 2017, John Fetterman, then the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania (population 1,721), was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. This is a serious but common cardiac condition that raises the risk of stroke and can be effectivel...

7 days ago
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Impeach Todd Blanche

Dear readers,

The president is conspiring with the treasury secretary and the acting attorney general to steal nearly $2 billion from taxpayers and distribute it as he sees fit among his supporters — including his criminal supporters who r...

18 days ago
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Fed Board Members: Stay In Your Seats

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Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the new chair of the Federal Reserve Board. As I wrote back in February, this was going to be the best available outcome, even though the Trump administration cannot credibly promise that it...

25 days ago
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Stop Microlooting the Tax Code

Dear readers,

Nobody thinks they should have to pay for anything anymore. I will get to how this applies to the tax code, but let me first talk about shoplifting’s rebrand as “microlooting,” a term proposed by New York Times opinion editor...

a month ago
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The Redistricting Loss Means Democrats Must Moderate to Win

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It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Democrats in the redistricting war. Instead of producing a near-draw, it’s now clear that Republicans have gained a significant advantage; they are now likely to win something like nine m...

a month ago
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