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I Am an Iraqi American. The Iraq War Still Chills Me to the Bone.
In the public relations parade that led to war, it was impossible to insert any observations that humanized Iraqis. It haunts me still.
by Nina Burleigh

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The party wants to move on from Trump and his preferred MAGA candidates. They haven’t convinced their base to go along.
by Alex Shephard
Red states are passing laws to advance their culture war. Blue states are passing laws to stop it. The Supreme Court is going to have to decide, and there is no compromise position.
by Brynn Tannehill
A bank run led to a wake-up call for America’s most coddled class of plutocrats.
by Matt Ford
Neither ill health nor old age has stopped past presidents from seeking reelection, but the most illuminating parallel to Biden’s expected reelection bid isn’t Reagan. It’s Eisenhower.
by Walter Shapiro
 

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