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Vacation homes, voter fraud, and Mary Oliver
Bending the rules of democracy in a wealthy Cape Cod beach town
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There's a new party of patriotism
Republicans embrace nationalism while Democrats plant a star-spangled flag in the ground
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School can't get us away from politics
But it can remind us of the resilience and grace that politics so often lacks
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Yes, a Kamala Harris presidency is constitutional
Birtherism is back. As usual, it has little basis in law, reality, or common sense.
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Sealing the golden door behind us
A quintessential American poem offers an alternative to the nativism on display at the RNC
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The age-old issue of American politics
The first presidential debate laid bare the limits of age; so should candidates face age limits?
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The beach town, the pop star, and me
The Rhode Island neighborhood Taylor Swift and I both love
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Marco Rubio, eat your heart out
Presidents and VPs can actually be from the same state; but it does make things tricky
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"They would always touch the Earth"
The Voyager mission's 15-billion-mile journey for some perspective
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Bonus Post: Term limits ain't it
Americans' favorite reform might make us feel good, but it wouldn't make Congress any healthier
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What if Democrats and Republicans aren't far apart enough?
Stop the presses: Marjorie Taylor Greene might actually have a point about polarization
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Losing our baggage, but not our minds, at the airport
Lessons from three months of transit, with a surprise ending
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When one person doesn't always equal one vote
The courts—with an assist from Jimmy Carter—school us on one of our democracy's most fundamental "place truths"
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Reclaiming my time at the threshold of another new season
The soft joy of saying goodbye—and hello—in the middle of a complicated life
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