Mass shootings are a political problem. A democracy problem. A uniquely American problem.
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Unless America’s leading institutions act accordingly, why would anyone believe Trump is a serious criminal threat - or that the danger to democracy is…
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America is in the midst of a profound renegotiation of speech norms. That process can be messy. But it’s not “cancel culture.” It is necessary and…
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A deep dive into the narrative that America is experiencing an acute “free speech crisis” – and why it is so misleading
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February 2023

On Bidenism – and the limits and pitfalls of a unity politics that runs the risk of stifling the response to the authoritarian assault on democracy
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January 2023

Reflections on systemic racism and the question of who gets to be violent in America – and whose responsibility it is to stop the violence
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From a personal encounter with MAGA America on the beach straight to the legislative priorities of the Republican Party
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McCarthy is speaker. The extremists won. The Republican Party is getting worse.
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December 2022

Reactionaries largely agree with Putin’s critique of the weak, “woke” West. To the Right, the fight against multiracial pluralism overrides everything…
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Conservatism no more! A reflection on what we are up against – Part III
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The Radicalization of the Right and the Reactionary Assault on Democracy. A reflection on what we are up against – Part II
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Don’t trust people who keep promising a GOP pivot that never comes
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