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The Anti-Fascist Fabulist

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The Meaning of Ro Khanna

The 10,000-Year Flood

The Renaissance didn't begin in Florence. It began six thousand years ago in the Middle East. So argues a new book

Open Thread

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem

When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost each other. Noah Smith explains

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Open Thread

Open Thread

America's Founders Blended Liberalism and Religion

Trump’s March of Folly in Iran

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