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Late Night Open Thread

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Obviously many events of the real world and sporting variety to discuss. On the latter, let us honor the latest example of the fact that small samples aren't reliable and sometimes players aren't "clutch" until they are. Anyway, 346 yards, 3 TDs, and zero interceptions later...
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Our Aspirant Fascists

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Jonathan Rauch had doubts, but doubts no longer: Writing a year ago, I argued that Trump’s governing regime is a version of patrimonialism, in which the state is treated as the personal property and family business of the leader. That is still true. But, as I also...
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More Will Die

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ICE killing people is exactly what Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want. They can't wait to shoot more lefties. Two ex-ICE workers I spoke with described an agency that, in pursuit of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mandate, is engaging in reckless and risky behavior. “They’re...
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