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Navigating the "Narrows" on Election Day
Perspective is tough hold onto when stakes are this high
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Charlie Hunt
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No safe spaces in Trump's second term
The former president's promises of place-based political retribution aren't just repugnant; they make next to no sense.
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Mommy, where do candidates come from?
Big cities, it turns out, and for both parties. That's not so great for representation.
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Introducing "Scandalized": a podcast of political impropriety
Welcome to the nerd version of celebrity gossip
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Charlie Hunt
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One long, ridiculous year of You Are Here
A look back at a few highlights for new subscribers
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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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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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Charlie Hunt
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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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Charlie Hunt
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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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Charlie Hunt
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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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Charlie Hunt
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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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