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Meet a good guy who’s thinking about running for office

Among my regular reads is DailyKos’s daily election news. If you want to know what’s really going on around the country, you’ll do well to read it. DailyKos is unashamedly left-liberal but its election news staff must and does deal … Continue reading

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Psalm of the Three Davids

Did you notice that three-quarters of the New York Times’s opinion page–devoted, quite appropriately, to the Trump-Russian connection and Trump’s role as our very own big-mouth mole–was written by three Davids? Yes. First, David Leonhardt: How Democrats Can Get Their … Continue reading

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The god problem in Trumplandia

Source: Trump Is Expected to Relax Tax Rules on Churches Taking Part in Politics – The New York Times It begins: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday will ease restrictions on political activity by tax-exempt churches and charities, White House … Continue reading

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