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Do the Democrats Really Think Trump Is an Emergency?
I predicted last weekend that the Democrats will find a way to jettison Joe Biden; that likelihood seems to fluctuate daily or even hourly, but for now my prediction stands. It seems clear from a week of intraparty maneuvers, however, that at least ...
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Where Did the ‘True Detective’ Magic Go? To Another Show.
If I were asked to condense the entire era of prestige television — all its plots, moods, tropes and aesthetics — for time travelers from an entirely different entertainment era, I’d probably have them sit down and watch the first season of “True ...
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The 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now
The Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza almost died for his ideals one day in 1672. Spinoza, a Sephardic Jew born in Amsterdam in 1632, was a passionate and outspoken defender of freedom, tolerance and moderation. And so when Johan de Witt, the ...