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Author: Scott Lemieux

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What if...the power of Republican MESSAGING is overrated? Republicans are struggling to persuade voters to oppose President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan, which enjoys strong, bipartisan support nationwide even as it is moving through Congress with just Democratic backing.Democrats who control the House are...
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Keep Chuckin’ Those Facts!

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On February 19, 2021
Recently on Meet the Press, Ron Klain made a banal observation: "But the process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole did not really exist when we came into the White House," Klain said....
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A most Republican blackout

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On February 18, 2021
This is a comprehensive piece on the deadly Texas blackout, which was above all the result of putting ideological priors that are unattractive in themselves above the interests of the state's citizens: Energy and policy experts said Texas’ decision not to require equipment upgrades to...
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An elegy for fake piety

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On February 17, 2021
To reaffirm what has been a longstanding dictum of this blog in both theory and practice, when it comes to powerful public figures de mortuis nihil nisi bonum is not a defensible or workable principle. But it's particularly ridiculous coming from this guy: Apparently, the...
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