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2024 Democrats: the walking dead
A presidential-year national political campaign centered on the loss of abortion rights probably never had much of a chance.
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Irv Leavitt
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Generally, politicians aren't nearly good enough people to represent us. Not Jimmy Carter. We weren't good enough for him.
The death of Jimmy Carter brought back two fond memories of my college days, both of which involved the future president.
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Memes of a Murder: Internet's Silly Clickbait Side Finally Tells a Story We Need to Hear
The memes and jokes about the irony of the head of America’s most niggardly health insurer being assassinated quickly devolved into social media posts…
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Irv Leavitt
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The Welcoming Community Has No 4-Year "Pause Button"
Immigration is the national fight of a lifetime, and it starts now
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Irv Leavitt
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The Sound and Fury of American Antipathy
We won't have to wait long before we experience what we're becoming
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Irv Leavitt
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Trump's the new dictator. Somebody's got your back.
The Democrats spent $1 billion or so to stop him, and didn't. But you've got somebody to fight to the death for free
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Irv Leavitt
Sickness Unto Death and the Latino Vote
Our current despair might seem familiar to optimism-averse thinkers of the 19th century, but our lives might not turn out as terrible as anyone may fear
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