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The Democrats Plan
a Holiday PartyDAVID: I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that this is the most important holiday party of our lifetime. Who’s in charge of the food?
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We Need to Save the Men
“Nothing we’ve given men so far—more power, more money, complete bodily autonomy, apps that offer on-demand dates, fancy iPhones, innumerable prestige TV shows, and an entire subgenre of fun podcasts that promise infinite lifespans—has helped.” -
UnitedHealthcare Is Now Medicare For All
“The solution is clear: a single-payer system where you, the patient, pay us, the sole health insurance company in the United States, for the potential to receive medical care. Anything less would be socialism. Or is it capitalism? Sorry, we’re still getting used to this.” -
Gender Is Determined by God, Biology, and the Highest Governing Body of Some Random Sport
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Tariffs
My friend Kevin Maddox was talking. Kevin Maddox makes a fortune selling novelty pickleball T-shirts on Etsy, and sometimes that gives him the right.
“The kind of tariffs I’m talking about, the other country pays,” he said.
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