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Indict ICE Criminals At The State Level—Public Safety Requires It
Inside the mailbag: Affordability ... Jonathan Ross ... A workaround for court reform?
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Is Mary Peltola An Elusive "Fighting Moderate"?
Or is the whole concept an oxymoron?
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The Tiger Is Paper
...but it's still a tiger.
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Abolish ICE—For Real This Time
Neither activists nor elected Democrats should repeat the mistakes of the past.
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Mailbag Thread
Leave your question in comments.
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In Defense of Pretexts
Paying tribute to virtue is better than the alternative...
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What Would Republicans Do?
If a repugnant cabal of predators and perverts beats you in critical elections, their tactics are worth studying. And, in some cases, emulating.
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Extradite Former President Trump?
I think I'm getting there...
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30 Thoughts On The Illegal Venezuela War
No war for royal.
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My Non-Prediction Predictions For 2026
The gyre widens..
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Brian's 2025 Pundit Accountability
Nailed it! (Kinda did, actually...)
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Affordability As Quicksand
What’s to be done about a problem that has no defined dimensions?
 • Brian Beutler, The New Republic, and Will Stancil
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