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The New York Republican is entitled to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. But different standards apply to the privilege of holding public office.
A new book argues that Democrats’ extreme framing of issues such as race, immigration and climate change turns off more voters than it attracts.
The U.S. is full of people getting furious on behalf of other people. But maybe, if only for a day, we can concentrate on better things.
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The president’s salvation won’t come from pro-Biden fans but by shoring up and adding to the legion of anti-Trump voters.
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel, anti-Jewish hate has exploded on Chinese-owned TikTok. But it’s not just on social media — the Chinese state has encouraged antisemitism for years.
Institutions, and the editors who run them, are supposed to be circuit-breakers that prevent the electricity of mob passion or groupthink from overwhelming the system.
Will the House GOP learn from the last week? Speakers are supposed to be traffic cops, not ideological firebrands.
Both Republicans and Democrats should be backing both nations. They’re flawed but decent democracies whose enemies seek to erase them from the map.
There’s something deeply troubling about the discussion over Israel’s failure to prevent the attacks. It assumes the terrorists have no agency in choosing not to engage in barbarity.
Labeling Matt Gaetz and the rest of the dysfunctional House rebels is difficult. Given their radical bent and ideological inconstancy, you can’t call them conservatives.
