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Stephen Breyer does the right thing. Others should be spared his burden of decision. We should end lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court.
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It could be an issue. But it will probably be resolved soon. What to know the next time you hear it come up.
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All it took to bring Washington together was .... leaf blowers
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None of these is “new.” But nearly all of them are AWOL from political and press discussion of a major threat to American governance. A primer for this…
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A man of the Senate, on the ‘weaponization’ of Senate rules, starting with the filibuster. A look at the speech that was Part 2 of the presentation…
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He can't win the Nobel Prize for Literature now. But the world can re-appreciate the novels, life, and example of this gifted and big-hearted man.
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What we learned from Joe Biden's latest speech. Including: how you develop a theme, from first paragraph to last. Plus, oratory as sub-tweet.
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