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Adherents of Christian Reconstructionism Seek Authority Over Civil Society, Law and Culture

Adherents of Christian Reconstructionism Seek Authority Over Civil Society, Law and Culture

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by The Conversation under a Creative...

12.01.2026 4

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Art Jipson

‘Shared Decision-Making’ for Childhood Vaccines Sounds Empowering. But More ‘Choice’ Can Mean Less Access.

‘Shared Decision-Making’ for Childhood Vaccines Sounds Empowering. But More ‘Choice’ Can Mean Less Access.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by The Conversation under a Creative...

09.01.2026 2

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Y. Tony Yang

John Roberts Thinks 2025 Was a Banner Year for the Constitution

John Roberts Thinks 2025 Was a Banner Year for the Constitution

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. On New Year’s...

07.01.2026 10

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Madiba K. Dennie

12 Senators Describe What It Was Like as Rioters Stormed the Capitol on January 6

12 Senators Describe What It Was Like as Rioters Stormed the Capitol on January 6

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. This is an exclusive excerpt adapted from “Storm at the Capitol: An...

06.01.2026 10

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Mary Clare Jalonick

Jan. 6 and the Long Shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-Era Political Violence

Jan. 6 and the Long Shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-Era Political Violence

Two days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we authored a piece for the Washington Post drawing on our expertise in Civil War and...

06.01.2026 20

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Gregory P. Downs

How Trump Is Making the Federal Judiciary Younger, Whiter, and More Republican

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. With the Senate...

22.12.2025 9

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Jp Collins