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In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.
Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started
In a private call before his confirmation vote, the acting AG said Trump officials aim to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state….
Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality
The administration has now made public a proposed rule to eliminate critical standards for services in the free preschool program.
Don’t Believe the Gadi Eisenkot Hype Don’t Believe the Gadi Eisenkot Hype
The former IDF leader is being touted as the “anti-Netanyahu” in Israel’s upcoming elections. But in the ways that matter most, he’s more of the same.
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Lindsey Graham’s Defense of Brett Kavanaugh Told Us Everything Lindsey Graham’s Defense of Brett Kavanaugh Told Us Everything
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