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Jan02 We Are Ready for the 2026 Senate and Gubernatorial Races
Jan01 10 Short Stories about Jimmy Carter, Part II
Jan01 Reader Reflections on Jimmy Carter, Part II
Dec30 10 Short Stories about Jimmy Carter, Part I
Dec30 Reader Reflections on Jimmy Carter, Part I
Dec29 Sunday Mailbag
Dec28 Saturday Q&A
Dec24 Biden Commutes (Most) Federal Death Sentences
Dec24 How Old Is Too Old?
Dec24 Today in Republican Dysfunction
Dec24 Donald Trump, Geographer
Dec24 And the Grift Goes On...
Dec24 Yep, Gaetz Is a Sleazeball
Dec24 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 13: Kennedy Christmas Cards
Dec23 Winners and Losers from the House Battle
Dec23 What Are the Implications of the House Battle?
Dec23 Lara Trump Drops Out
Dec23 Arizona AG Has Obtained E-mails and Texts from Trump Insiders
Dec23 Biden Has Now Appointed More Judges Than Trump
Dec23 Trump Picks a Man Who Dislikes the Pope to Be Ambassador to the Vatican
Dec23 Corey Lewandowski Is Helping Out Kristi Noem
Dec22 Sunday Q&A
Dec22 Sunday Mailbag
Dec21 Sunday Q&A
Dec21 Sunday Mailbag
Dec20 The Clock Is Ticking...
Dec20 Willis Is out...at Least for Now
Dec20 This Week in Schadenfreude: Hey, Hey, NRA, Time for You to Go Away
Dec20 This Week in Freudenfreude: Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
Dec19 President Musk Kills Stopgap Spending Bill
Dec19 Gaetz Is a Loser
Dec19 Ghosts of Presidents Past...
Dec19 ...And Presidents Future
Dec19 Legal Matters, Part I: Time for a Media Defense Fund?
Dec19 Legal Matters, Part II: Can a Texas Court Exercise Jurisdiction over a New York Doctor?
Dec19 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 12: Obamas' Christmas Cards
Dec18 Trump Has Sued Ann Selzer
Dec18 When Is a Christmas Tree Not a Christmas Tree?
Dec18 Over a Dozen Fake Electors Voted Yesterday
Dec18 The Big Apple Loves Trump
Dec18 Republicans Argue over How to Do the Border and Taxes
Dec18 The Knee Bone Is Connected to the Thigh Bone
Dec18 Biden Tries to Protect the ACA against Congress Repealing It
Dec18 Poll: 41% of Young Adults Consider the Killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Acceptable
Dec18 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 11: Gabbard Christmas Cards
Jan01 10 Short Stories about Jimmy Carter, Part II
Jan01 Reader Reflections on Jimmy Carter, Part II
Dec30 10 Short Stories about Jimmy Carter, Part I
Dec30 Reader Reflections on Jimmy Carter, Part I
Dec29 Sunday Mailbag
Dec28 Saturday Q&A
Dec24 Biden Commutes (Most) Federal Death Sentences
Dec24 How Old Is Too Old?
Dec24 Today in Republican Dysfunction
Dec24 Donald Trump, Geographer
Dec24 And the Grift Goes On...
Dec24 Yep, Gaetz Is a Sleazeball
Dec24 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 13: Kennedy Christmas Cards
Dec23 Winners and Losers from the House Battle
Dec23 What Are the Implications of the House Battle?
Dec23 Lara Trump Drops Out
Dec23 Arizona AG Has Obtained E-mails and Texts from Trump Insiders
Dec23 Biden Has Now Appointed More Judges Than Trump
Dec23 Trump Picks a Man Who Dislikes the Pope to Be Ambassador to the Vatican
Dec23 Corey Lewandowski Is Helping Out Kristi Noem
Dec22 Sunday Q&A
Dec22 Sunday Mailbag
Dec21 Sunday Q&A
Dec21 Sunday Mailbag
Dec20 The Clock Is Ticking...
Dec20 Willis Is out...at Least for Now
Dec20 This Week in Schadenfreude: Hey, Hey, NRA, Time for You to Go Away
Dec20 This Week in Freudenfreude: Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
Dec19 President Musk Kills Stopgap Spending Bill
Dec19 Gaetz Is a Loser
Dec19 Ghosts of Presidents Past...
Dec19 ...And Presidents Future
Dec19 Legal Matters, Part I: Time for a Media Defense Fund?
Dec19 Legal Matters, Part II: Can a Texas Court Exercise Jurisdiction over a New York Doctor?
Dec19 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 12: Obamas' Christmas Cards
Dec18 Trump Has Sued Ann Selzer
Dec18 When Is a Christmas Tree Not a Christmas Tree?
Dec18 Over a Dozen Fake Electors Voted Yesterday
Dec18 The Big Apple Loves Trump
Dec18 Republicans Argue over How to Do the Border and Taxes
Dec18 The Knee Bone Is Connected to the Thigh Bone
Dec18 Biden Tries to Protect the ACA against Congress Repealing It
Dec18 Poll: 41% of Young Adults Consider the Killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Acceptable
Dec18 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Day 11: Gabbard Christmas Cards