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Tag: China Won’t Back Down

Chairman Xi Has a Few Thoughts for Orange Mussolini

4% of Americans Think It’s a Good Idea to Invade Greenland
On Fascism: Some Comments on MacWilliams and Goldberg
On Fascism
Public Service Sometimes Requires Standing Firm in the Face of Threats
The Battle Hymn of the Empire
Where the Obamacare Folks Are
The Bad News and the Good News
The Minister of Truth Gives Her Official Account
Wise Words from Heather Cox Richardson
We’re the Cops of the World, Boys
Venezuela Today. Tomorrow, Iran. Then Mexico and Cuba. Boots on the Ground. Nation Building. We’ll be Greeted as Liberators. It Won’t Cost a Thing.
Supreme Court Bites Man: Trump v. Illinois. In Response, Man TACOs.
The 5.2 Million Epstein Files and the 400 Lawyers
You Can Tell a Man who Abuses by the Company He Chooses
Happy New Year
Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Shadow Docket: What’s Going On?
Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Shadow Docket: Setting the Table
Facing the New Year. Facing MAGA. David Brooks is Good. Michelle Goldberg is Better.
Christmas 2025
Merry Christmas and Slava Ukraini!