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Election Countdown, 198 Days to Go: A Civic Example to Follow.
Political memories fade. Bob Graham's unusual, inspiring story should live on.
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James Fallows
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Election Countdown, 205 Days to Go: Reality Closes In.
Keeping track of the people who are serious, and those who are still playing make-believe. Also, why we don't want presidential ‘debates.’
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James Fallows
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Election Countdown, 217 Days to Go: As ‘Faith’ Curdles Into Cult.
The most useful advice about religion-and-politics in the time of America's second Catholic president comes from the first Catholic in the White House…
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James Fallows
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March 2024

Angela Voller Zerad, 1921-2024.
A remarkable life, which her whole family is grateful to have shared.
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James Fallows
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Election Countdown, 225 Days to Go: NBC News and the McDaniel Mistake.
There are people who stand on principle and take the consequences. And others who bend with the wind, whichever way it blows. The news business doesn't…
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Election Countdown, 228 Days to Go: Today's Characters Make Their Mark on History.
Matchups from America's past for Robert Hur, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, and more.
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James Fallows
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It's Raining Airplanes. Three Saves in Two Weeks.
Aviation has always been risky. Here's an innovation that makes it safer.
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James Fallows
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‘America is Very Purple’: Personality and Place Across the American Landscape.
The country is complicated. In an era of simplistic "Red State / Blue State" polarization, three different approaches to this central, murky, but…
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Election Countdown, 240 Days to Go: The General Election Campaign Has Begun.
A speech that was even harder-edged than it sounded. Plus, what Joe Biden has learned from Elmore Leonard. (A speech annotation.)
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James Fallows
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Election Countdown, 243 Days to Go: Four Mysteries After ‘Super Tuesday.’
The field is narrowed down to Biden and Trump. The press has been telling us that both these guys are losers, for different reasons. Somehow one of them…
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James Fallows
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Ralph Nader Looks Ahead, at Age 90. What He Sees Is Not What You'd Expect.
I've known Ralph Nader since the 1960s. In this podcast we talk about his new book ‘The Rebellious CEO,’ which will surprise many people, as it did me.
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James Fallows
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February 2024

The Culture of Aviation Safety
Up-close examinations of what makes air travel safe, and how and why it becomes risky. Three new case studies.
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James Fallows
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