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May 5, 2021
Republicans Will Punish Democrats for Every Reform They Make
But that shouldn’t stop Democrats from embracing big and sweeping changes while they can.
Elie Mystal
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April 30, 2021
Just Because Cuomo Deserves Due Process Doesn’t Mean He Shouldn’t Resign
Sexual assault victims face an impossible burden of proof. We know enough to demand that the governor step down.
Alexis Grenell
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April 23, 2021
Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean
A close relative of hypocrisy, cant speech conceals the iron fist of conformity inside the velvet glove of cliche.
David Bromwich
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April 15, 2021
In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice?
Despite the extraordinarily clear evidence of police misconduct, a conviction in this case is far from assured.
Kali Holloway
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April 7, 2021
Free Dr. Seuss!
Corporate ownership of his classic works shouldn’t prevent us from having a grown-up conversation about racism and children’s literature.
Jeet Heer
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April 6, 2021
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April 1, 2021
Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles
If we insist on holding cultural history to contemporary standards, what will we have left?
Katha Pollitt
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March 22, 2021
The Importance of Logging Off
How Neera Tanden’s hard-punching tweets knocked her right out of Joe Biden’s cabinet.
Jeet Heer
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March 20, 2021
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March 18, 2021
Governor Cuomo Needs to Stop Talking About His Feelings
The issue isn’t how he feels. The issue is accountability. But the responses by the governor and the press still tell us a lot about whose feelings matter.
Alexis Grenell