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Virginia Heffernan

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New Hampshire’s Senate Race Leans Dem, but the State Is—Well, You Know

Of all the American political traditions we’ve lost in Trump times, one of them never got its moment of silence: “As New Hampshire goes, so goes...

29.08.2026 5

New Republic

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People Aren’t Just Sick of Donald Trump—They’re Sick of His Wife, Too

Something’s off with Melania. This speculation about the First Lady has existed as long as the Trump era itself. The theories have always worn...

13.08.2026 10

New Republic

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Don’t Be Fooled: America Hates These Toxic Right-Wing Gasbags

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September, Christian nationalists were expected to unite for their martyr. Indeed, the global right wept....

31.07.2026 5

New Republic

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The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But.

From the aging strip malls of Kenilworth, it’s hard to see this blue-collar borough as part of northern New Jersey, one of the richest regions in...

23.07.2026 8

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And Now, MAGA—and MTG, Even!—Have Joined the Anti–Data Center Movement

The mass mobilization against data centers is coming to a boil this week, and the tech aristocracy is turning paranoid. No wonder: The AI zealots of...

17.07.2026 5

New Republic

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It Took a While, but Americans May Have Found Something We All Hate

“What up, Council?” said the comedian J.T. Parr, greeting the Pasadena City Council in a surfer persona. Then he got to the point: “Americans...

06.07.2026 10

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Hunter Biden’s Version of Sobriety Is Way Better Than Donald Trump’s

Hunter Biden is back, seven years drug-free, and spoiling for social media fights. He’s won kudos for his (only slightly creaky) clapbacks to his...

15.06.2026 10

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When Peter Thiel and Don Jr. Lose, It’s a Great Week for Humanity

Here and there, it’s been a good month for humanity—or “magnificas humanitas,” as Pope Leo XIV calls us poor featherless bipeds.

29.05.2026 10

New Republic

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Trump’s America Features Bad Vibes and Bad Numbers. Horrendously Bad.

When the memory-holing of Joe Biden’s successes gets too stupid, I consult the October 19, 2024, issue of The Economist. That’s the cover that...

19.05.2026 20

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The Ex-MAGA Influencer Who Now Hates All Things MAGA—and Herself Too

Get ready with me while we talk about Ashley St. Clair.Ashley St. Clair is a gonzo MAGA influencer turned gonzo ex-MAGA influencer who is also known...

05.05.2026 10

New Republic

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Claude Is Guilt-Ridden About the War, but Not Enough to Tell the Truth

Claude, Anthropic’s large language model, has a lot to answer for. Let’s start with this. Given that Anthropic took such a seemingly principled...

23.04.2026 40

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Trump and Hegseth Star in Pro-Iran Videos—and Not in Ways They’d Like

There’s a new way to teach American history. It’s not woke. But it’s not patriotic, either. It’s not the 1619 Project or the 1776 project.

08.04.2026 10

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Epstein’s New Mexico Horror House Will Finally Be Investigated

Since November 2024, dozens of states have moved to protect their internal sovereignty against President Trump’s campaign to consolidate an...

23.03.2026 30

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White House: War Isn’t Hell. War Is Effing Awesome. You Are Hell.

Last week, the White House tweeted out a montage of a so-called “killstreak” sequence from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III crossed with drone...

10.03.2026 20

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What’s Behind Noam Chomsky’s Obituary-Marring Epstein Friendship?

Jacobin’s top story on Noam Chomsky is from 2024: “Let’s Celebrate Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant.” Following Chomsky’s star...

26.02.2026 30

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Yes, It’s Fascism, but That Doesn’t Mean We’re Cooked

11.02.2026 10

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America Is at Its Wits’ End. What We Do Now Matters.

28.01.2026 30

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After Renee Good’s Murder, Wine-Mom Gangs Are Now the New Antifa

20.01.2026 20

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The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Should Never Stop Shocking Us (and Won’t)

07.01.2026 20

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Erika Kirk and Bari Weiss’s Weird Pro-Israel Religious Revival

19.12.2025 50

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Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes: What Could Go Wrong?

12.12.2025 20

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No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.

05.12.2025 50

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Good for Marjorie Taylor Greene (But She’s Still a Loopy Racist)

25.11.2025 20

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The Real Losers in Seattle’s Mayoral Election? Oligarchs.

19.11.2025 20

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Mamdani, Spanberger, and Sherrill Have One Important Thing in Common

04.11.2025 20

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The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified

10.10.2025 20

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Guess What’s Not Outlawed in Peter Thiel and Don Jr.’s New Olympics?

26.09.2025 20

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No Avoiding It: Post-Kirk, We Have to Learn About the Groyper Wars

15.09.2025 20

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Maine’s Graham Platner Has Discovered a Secret: Poor Whites Exist!

10.09.2025 30

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AI Doesn’t Spout MAGA Propaganda. No Wonder Donald Trump Hates It.

28.08.2025 20

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When Did Republican Women Get to Be So Vile as These Four?

04.08.2025 30

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The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump

29.07.2025 20

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