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The Problems at the WaPo

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On February 3, 2020
The transparently indefensible decision to suspend Felicia Sonmez for tweeting a link to an accurate and relevant news story is not an aberration but is reflective of a deeper problem: Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez received death and rape threats for a tweet she sent...

Pandemic

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On February 3, 2020

This is...not great: The Wuhan coronavirus spreading from China is now likely to become a pandemic that circles the globe, according to many of the world’s leading infectious disease experts.The.

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Super Bowl Open Thread

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On February 2, 2020
This is one of the more interesting matchups in years, with two brilliant offensive coaches (see these excellent articles about Reid and Shanahan respectively) facing off with a lot of talent at their disposal. My pick on the podcast was Chiefs -1 and I have...
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Seems like some people are getting the message from the week's events: A Billings Republican legislator said Saturday he believes the U.S. Constitution calls for the shooting or jailing of those who identify as socialists.State Rep. Rodney Garcia, from House District 52 on the South...
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As Seth Masket observes, in the context of this particular impeachment the argument that impeachment should be effectively be read out of the Constitution because it would "overturn an election" and that the ballot box is the only legitimate remedy for a president who has...
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