The Scarlet Letter Midterms
Every Republican incumbent voted with Trump more than 95 percent of the time. Make them pay for giving him an ‘A.”
OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter
Ruminating on politics and power.
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Then and Now: Carter and NASCAR (1976) and Trump and Freedom 250 Grand Prix (2026)
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Call Them ‘Common Sense Democrats’
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When Anti-Zionists Become Censors
The president of PEN quit for reasons that are morally confused, hypocritical and, yes, casually anti-Semitic
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