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Elizabeth Warren Is Right And Jonathan Chait Is Wrong
The donor class has way too much influence over Democratic politicians.
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Fact-Checking Trump Isn't Working. Let's Try Truth-Checking Instead.
It will take a lot less time. For Trump's lies, all the public really needs at this point is a highlight reel.
Jan 12
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Timothy Noah
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Why I Miss the Neocons
They misapplied their principles to a disastrous nation-building exercise in Iraq, but at least they understood America must stand for democracy.
Jan 8
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Timothy Noah
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Dear Mr. President: John Bull, Not Uncle Sam, Made Venezuela A Petrostate
Also, both times the Venezuelan government nationalized its oil industry, a Republican president occupied the White House and did bupkis.
Jan 6
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Timothy Noah
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Psst. California's Wealth Tax Is A Bad Idea
How bad? Trump once proposed a more radical version of it.
Jan 6
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Timothy Noah
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The Washington Post Editorial Page Is Clueless About Food Stamp Fraud
SNAP beneficiaries are likelier to be victims rather than perpetrators of fraud. Trump doesn't give a shit about that, and neither, I guess, does Jeff…
Jan 2
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Timothy Noah
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Get Out the Vought
Imagine Chuck Colson being Nixon's hatchet man AND evangelizing for Jesus AT THE SAME TIME and you've got Trump's White House budget director.
Dec 29, 2025
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Timothy Noah
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Boxing Day Update on the Cohen Building
"It appears that adaptive reuse is not on the agenda right now."
Dec 26, 2025
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Timothy Noah
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