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The Pessimistic Style in American Politics

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Government of the people? Thomas Frank on the history of populism and anti-populism Read More
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The U.S. Space Force debuted its first recruitment video, featuring the slogan “Maybe your purpose on this planet isn’t on this planet.” Read More
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Pick Your Poison

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The hidden dangers of boosting PPE production Read More
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Shadow of a Doubt

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Will the candidate with the best chance to beat Trump be on the ballot at the polls in November? Good heavens! It seems that there are some doubts. Read More
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Constant Delighted Astonishment

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Everybody loves a clown, so why don’t you? On Jacques Tati Read More
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A funeral home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was offering drive-through viewings. Read More
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Excerpts from Midnight La Frontera

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Combing “The Line” with a Hasselblad Read More
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Dream State

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Mask on: pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong return to the streets Read More
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A “Reopen Wisconsin” protest in downtown Madison inadvertently shut down businesses that were still open. Read More
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Everything Is Illuminated

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False revolution: William Blake at the Tate Britain Read More
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Last month was the first March since 2002 without a school shooting in the United States. Read More
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The Money Question

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Peeling back the layers of the Federal Reserve—and thinking through potential reforms Read More
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“Off the Ruling Class”

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Stories from a Cold Case at the Cleveland Museum of Art Read More
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“I think, if I may, it’s cool to work. Your neighbor, your brother-in-law, you know, the guy down the street, working has become cool again,” said White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow. Read More
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The Maginot Line

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“People living in Canada or Britain are lucky in that they aren’t stuck in a one-sided political system whose starting point is the celebration of the “entrepreneur” and his victories in the world of finance and marketing.” Read More
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Dreams of Stone

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Transcendent moments of memory, authorship, heritage, and religion among the churches of Lalibela Read More
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The government of Malaysia instructed women not to be sarcastic with their husbands during the lockdown. Read More
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Under Our Noses

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Coronavirus reveals the power of smell Read More
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The Story of Cinema: Mae West

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Goodness had nothing to do with it: the actress who reinvigorated Hollywood dialogue Read More
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Rebellion in the Backlands

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With parallels to the United States’s colonial past, Backlands: The Canudos Campaign, a classic of Brazilian literature, and Bacurau, a new film, offer crucial insight into the past, present, and future of Brazil Read More
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Good Guys with Guns

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Rethinking America’s not-so-complicated relationship with guns Read More
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A technical officer at the World Health Organization warned that consuming alcohol was an “unhelpful coping strategy” for cabin fever. Read More
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Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, the archduke Karl von Habsburg of Austria, Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar of Iran, basketball star Kevin Durant, reality-television host Andy Cohen, actor Idris Elba, Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan, and Senator Rand Paul all tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More
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Oklahoma governor Mike Stitt posted a photo of himself at a crowded Oklahoma City food hall captioned “It’s packed tonight!”; Stitt later deleted the tweet and declared a state of emergency. Read More
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The Old Normal

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Into the morass: a historical view of America’s disastrous foreign policy Read More
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Tito’s Handmade Vodka urged the public not to use its vodka as hand sanitizer, as it has insufficient alcohol content to kill germs.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion to overturn a decision that he had authored.

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The Sanders Virus

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“What’s almost never discussed by the ‘experts’ on television is the political parties’ real raison d’être and their obsession with maintaining their grip on power and with unabashed cronyism.”

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Police armed with locally produced slingshots were deployed to prevent Trump from being attacked by monkeys at the Taj Mahal.

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Vicious Cycles

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No news isn’t an option: a consideration of the function and meaning of the news media

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