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Bibi’s Agreement Anxiety Disorder
Netanyahu’s public fury says more about him than about the Iran deal.
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Governors Make the Best Presidential Candidates, Say Governors
And generally speaking, they’re right.
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The Immigration-Reform Movement Grows Weary
As this week’s series of demonstrations on the National Mall shows, it’s hard to rally citizens when Congress seems incapable of responding to their demands.
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Insurance Companies Got You Down? Stupid Obamacare!
If your insurance company behaves like a rational capitalist actor, it’s obviously Barack Obama’s fault.
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America in Words and in the Crosshairs
This week’s anniversaries of the Gettysburg Address and JFK’s death are reminders of the true audacity of our democracy.
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Razing Arizona Women’s Health Care
The state attorney general wants to enact a law that would strip Medicaid funding for preventative health services from any clinic that provides abortions.
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Harry Reid’s Triumph
Three cheers for Senate Democrats and the nuclear option!
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Don’t Believe the Republican Cries of Vengeance
They would have gotten rid of the filibuster at the first chance they got, regardless of what Democrats did today.
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America, Where Even the Desperately Ill Say They’re Healthy
New OECD data show how different we are from the rest of the world.