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Biden’s commutations paradoxically prove the pro-death-penalty case

24.12.2024 7

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Charles Lane

Blue America, you really need to get over Angela Merkel

The death toll in Ukraine mounts, each casualty evidence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s baleful impact on the world — and the folly of...

05.12.2024 7

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Charles Lane

Is the Justice Department constitutional? Yes, but.

There will be no federal trials for Donald Trump. Bowing to the fact that voters have just elected the former president to another term, special...

27.11.2024 6

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RFK Jr. aside, what should we do to make America healthier?

21.11.2024 10

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Why Democrats’ green agenda didn’t pay off with voters

On the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris spent a lot of time explaining away her former support of a green policy agenda. She explained...

20.11.2024 5

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Need reminding about America’s specialness? Watch new citizens sworn in.

Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults in September said “things in this country” are “off on the wrong track,” according to Reuters-Ipsos poll....

05.11.2024 10

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Sinwar envisioned a Palestine as Jew-free, from the river to the sea

23.10.2024 30

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Let death be the end of Pete Rose’s punishment

02.10.2024 40

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Charles Lane

Harris: 1, Trump: 0. Rematch?

13.09.2024 10

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Charles Lane

Biden’s embarrassed silence on Afghanistan

In a Democratic convention speech of more than 5,000 words, the president didn’t utter this one: “Afghanistan.” Members of the Taliban are seen in...

23.08.2024 10

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Charles Lane

The U.S. faces democratic and geopolitical defeat in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s violent crackdown after an election loss carries echoes of 1989. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at a...

15.08.2024 20

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Is it weird to choose Tim Walz?

Opinion Is it weird to choose Tim Walz? The choice unifies the party. But is peace with the left going to cost Harris the election? 3 min Sorry, a...

08.08.2024 8

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The problem with Biden’s candidacy isn’t age. It’s honesty.

Biden’s continuing reelection bid is undermining Democrats’ claims to be the party of facts and truth. President Biden during the NATO summit in...

18.07.2024 60

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Charles Lane