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Bluesky Isn't a Bubble. It's a Containment Dome.
Pray that Bluesky doesn't die entirely — we need it so the worst liberal posts are kept in a place where the broader public won't ever see them.
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In Blue Cities, Abundance Will Require Fighting Labor Unions
Some of "The Groups" are unions, and Democrats need to be better at saying no to them, too.
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Trump Is About to Learn You Can't Spin The Bond Market
Backing off on some tariffs caused the stock market and the president's poll numbers to bounce. But price hikes from tariffs are coming, and the…
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Sonia Sotomayor Must Retire
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Democrats Need Their Own DEI Purge
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Trump Didn't Deserve to Win, But We Deserved to Lose
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Universities Are Not on the Level
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Section Guy Runs For President
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The Kennedys Were Always Bad
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If Your Agenda Prioritizes Carbon Reduction, It's Inherently Anti-Populist
The intra-left squabbles over 'Abundance' obscure the fact that both sides of the fight disregard voters' interest in cheap energy.
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Kamala Harris Didn't Lose Because of Sexism, And Democrats Hurt Themselves When They Say She Did
This is a face-saving lie that absolves both Harris and Joe Biden of responsibility for their mistakes. If Democrats believe it, they'll make nominating…
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Josh Barro
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The Tariffs Are Starting to Hit the Real Economy
Pain is coming in a few weeks, but effects are already here.
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Business Leaders Are Afraid to Tell Trump He's Wrong, But Won't Be Afraid to Cut Jobs and Raise Prices
Trump has squelched public dissent, but that won't save him from business retrenchments that raise costs, kill jobs, and make him and his party…
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'Liberation' Through Massive Tariffs is Not Going to End Well for Republicans
Republicans (mostly) avoided political disaster because Trump I implemented (mostly) satisfactory policy. Not so with Trump II.
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'Abundance' Liberals Have a Carbon Problem
The abundance movement is premised on cheap energy, but its advocates support decarbonization policies that would make energy, and the aspirational…
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It Is Not Chuck Schumer's Job to Satisfy Your Emotional Needs
Forcing a shutdown would be a show of 'fighting,' but it would not advance Democratic policy interests — in fact, it would hurt them, and the public as…
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