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The Closed Mind Society: JD Vance’s Hillbilly Approach to Academic Excellence

The brain drain started during the first Trump administration, when the so-called China Initiative targeted Chinese scientists for spying.

Trump’s Fantasy: Using LA as a Trap for Democrats

I marvel at how things seem, again and again, to work out for -- and to the benefit of -- Donald J. Trump.

The Troops are Gathered, The Tanks Ready to Roll: The Costs of Trump’s Demonstrations of Force

The president will mark the Army’s 250th birthday (and his) by putting 6,700 troops on parade along with rocket launchers. Tanks will roll down streets of our national capital on Saturday.

Lynda Mapes: Ancient Forests Speaking

Mapes lovingly lays out how old growth forests sustain fish runs — holding soil and cooling waters — while salmon carry nutrients in from the sea.

Ideas for Democrats: Remove Barriers

I suggest my party narrow its focus to removing barriers both in what we talk about and in the proposals we espouse.

A New Populism: Ideas for Democrats

My main suggestion is to steal some thunder from the Republicans and drifting voters by daring to embrace some populist ideas, rather than softening some core beliefs.

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