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Trump Is Still a Loser: Courts Edition
Note: Norman Eisen is on vacation. Joshua Kolb, senior counsel and manager of rapid legal response at Democracy Defenders Action, is writing in his stead this week. It’s been a…
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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from…
Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search
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Confessions of a Former Social Justice Warrior
For the better part of a decade, a new moral and political framework swept through American life. Its critics called…
Words & Phrases
Whenever a Democrat occupies the White House, Republicans holler about federal debt, lamenting that the economic crisis is around the…
AI’s Crisis of Trust. Plus. . .
It’s Tuesday, August 25. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our…
Inside America’s Fight for Drone Dominance
The U.S. military needs more drones, and it needs to build them without Chinese parts. Today, Defense Innovation Unit Deputy…
The Last Roller Coaster in Silicon Valley
Let me tell you a small story that makes me sad, which is part of a big story that makes…
Ballroom Dancing
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Norm and Karen Attiah on Victory in Wrongful Termination Case Against ‘The Washington Post’
In a huge win for the First Amendment and Contrarians everywhere, an independent arbitrator ruled today that The Washington Post…
Trump’s D.C. Car Race Is the Best of Populism
History records that in the year 67, the Roman emperor Nero participated in a chariot race at the Olympic Games.…