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When It Comes to Disdain for Democracy, Trump Has Company
It makes perfect sense to treat Donald Trump as the most immediate threat to the future of American democracy. He…
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Why We Can Expect More Chaos in the House
Compared to a Republican representative allegedly receiving “a clean shot to the kidneys” from another representative this week, the House…
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Why U.S. Security Assistance to Israel Hasn’t Led to Security
On Oct. 18, I resigned from the State Department because I could not support the provision of U.S. weapons into…
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‘Spamalot’ Review: You’ll Laugh in Its General Direction
In the first Broadway revival of the Monty Python musical, the old bits are verbatim but the clowns are running…
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Technology
Videos About Bin Laden’s Criticism of U.S. Surge in Popularity on TikTok
The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11…
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Technology
Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call.
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US
House Republicans, Stalled on Spending, Weaponize the Power of the Purse
As Congress struggles to do the bare minimum of keeping the government funded, House Republicans are using the annual federal…
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Style
A Homeless Man Attacked Him. But Was There More to the Story?
Responding to 911 calls about a street fight in the Marina district, the police found Don Carmignani, 53, standing on…
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Reason Prevailed in the House. For Just One Day.
The lights are going to stay on in federal government offices, and also in the suite of the House speaker,…
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The Question of Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism
Last week, I gave a lecture at the University of California at San Diego about politics and social justice. Afterward,…