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Perhaps in frustration, this season’s writers of the saga of American history are making their symbolism increasingly obvious.
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May 15, 2025 (Thursday) Read Post »
On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that most modern authoritarian leaders are elected.
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While President Donald Trump’s billionaire sidekick Elon Musk has said he is pulling back from his work with the “Department of Government Efficiency,” he is with Trump today in Saudi Arabia, along with representatives from leaders from some of the biggest companies in the United States.
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The biggest news over the weekend was silence: the silence of Republicans.
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And just like that, it’s Spring, and the lobstermen are getting ready to set their gear.
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Those of us who are truly lucky have more than one mother.
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Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for interim U.S.
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Today, on the second day of the papal conclave, the cardinal electors—133 members of the College of Cardinals who were under the age of 80 when Pope Francis died on April 21—elected a new pope.
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Alarm appears to be rising about how the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is consolidating data about Americans.
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In a follow-up story to last night’s information about the Trump family’s cryptocurrency corruption, MacKenzie Sigalos of CNBC reported today that 58 crypto wallets have made more than $10 million each on Trump’s meme coin, gathering a total of $1.1 billion in profits.
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