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America was finally using Biden’s Afghanistan strategy. Then he pulled the plug, writes @RoryStewartUK. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
Donald Trump won't be remembered as great. He lost the popular vote twice, was impeached twice and left office with 38% approval. But even an unpopular president who insists he actually won a losing reelection bid isn't likely to be wrong about everything. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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Democrats can’t count on voters being mad enough about suppression to overcome it washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
I got a breakthrough covid infection. The worst part is the conflicting advice. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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What it’s like to visit my unvaccinated relatives in Rush Limbaugh’s home town washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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From the archives: “RINO” used to mean Donald Trump. Now it means Liz Cheney, writes @LizMair. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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From the archives: Trump isn’t “the former guy.” We’re stuck with him, writes @TheRickWilson. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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The Roberts court guards the First Amendment—and neglects the Fourth. A cheerleader’s crude “snaps” are protected. Strip-searched students are hardly defended, writes @NorthwesternLaw professor @TonjaJacobi. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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From the archives: America’s mission in Afghanistan isn’t accomplished washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
D.C. statehood is constitutional. There are no good legal arguments against it, writes @BerkeleyLaw dean Erwin Chemerinsky. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
From the archives: Justice Breyer should learn from Justice Ginsburg’s mistake—and retire now, writes @BerkeleyLaw dean Erwin Chemerinsky washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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Israel’s new government agrees on only one thing: Booting Netanyahu washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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Putin has bedeviled American presidents. Biden can learn from their mistakes. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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