Articles in Editor’s Notes
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Why Nationalism Is A Brain Disease
Matthew Yglesias’ “One Billion Americans” argues that America needs more people because America must be the best. But why be the “best”? And what is “America”?
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He’ll Be Back
It might not be Trump himself. But we still haven’t seen the last of the politics he represents. Don’t get comfortable.
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I Want Deeds, Not Words
Congressional Democrats can tut at Republicans all they want, and Republicans will laugh and keep slowly seizing control of the country’s institutions.
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The Most Important Thing About AOC Is That She Is Normal
A new profile confirms that AOC is smart, dedicated, and impressive. But she’s also proof that very ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
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The Right Has Money, Not Arguments
You can buy as many copies of a libertarian children’s book as you want and you won’t change the fact that the socialists are right.
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What Happens in the West Wing
The show is a documentary about how and why centrist politics fails, and the inner logic used to conceal that failure.
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The Real Abbie Hoffman
Why it’s impossible to Sorkin-ize the great revolutionary clown.
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Why Conservative Arguments Are So Worthless
And why liberal technocrats who give credence to them are so obtuse.
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The Chomsky Position On Voting
It’s important to vote Democratic, but we should be under no illusions that voting Democratic will save us. Voting is a small part of our political lives.
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Obama’s Words
Revisiting the 44th president’s speeches helps us understand why his politics were so limited, and what we need instead.
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