Imagine if we thought that way about the things that actually kill Americans every year.
Paul Waldman
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What Would Elections Be Like If Everyone Voted?
Campaigns spend an incredible amount of time, money and effort trying to get their people to the polls. What if that just wasn’t an issue?
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The Return of the ‘Different Kind of Republican’
Rand Paul says he can win a third of the African-American vote. Who’s the real target of his effort?
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Are You Ready for Some Terror?
Republicans seem to have decided that fear is the wagon they can ride to victory in next month’s election.
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Fear of Lawsuits Is Not Why We Spend So Much On Health Care
A new study shows that “defensive medicine” isn’t driving costs.
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Some Things More Likely to Kill You Than Ebola
You want to feel afraid? Here are some things to be afraid of.
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It’s Not Your Senator’s Job to Stop Ebola
If only we didn’t act like politicians could solve every problem.
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Can Robots Offer Amazon Moral Redemption?
Those warehouse jobs may be awful, but they’re going to disappear before long.
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Kentucky Candidates Agree: Coal Is the Future!
Even as only a tiny number of people in the state still work in mining, voters there would rather be sold a fantasy of a coal revival than face reality.
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Maybe That Wendy Davis Attack Ad Wasn’t Really So Bad, After All
The campaign of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate isn’t trying to make voters contemptuous of Abbott for his disability, they’re trying to make voters contemptuous of him for being a particularly cold-hearted brand of hypocrite.
