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Popular writers and academics have dismissed words of caution from epidemiologists about coronavirus transmission among children.
Jonathan ChaitThis crystallizes the problem I have with @rmc031's argument: it assumes we should optimize for public health, when the whole problem is failing to weigh the other side of the equation, the massive harm to low income families caused by closing schools prospect.org/coronavirus/wh…pic.twitter.com/04OQojUKza
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The Rhode Island senator’s “dark money” riff at a SCOTUS hearing drew fire from the Journal’s Opinion side—which includes recipients of Bradley’s quarter-million-dollar prizes. The foundation, says Paul Gigot, has “no influence on what we write.”
A dispute between bond king Bill Gross and a neighbor over an outdoor sculpture has devolved into police calls to their Laguna Beach mansions and allegations that the billionaire investor blared the "Gilligan's Island" theme song on repeat.
Jonathan ChaitTrump had the chance to revive his campaign by seizing hold of the chance to use the powers of the presidency to advance the public good. Instead, he sacrificed himself on the Hooverite altar of laissez-faire.
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A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers.
Trump and Kushner on Friday threatened to sue The Lincoln Project, a Republican group that is using Times Square billboards to taunt them over the COVID-19 death toll.
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Jonathan ChaitI'm sure this high profile lawsuit is the last thing the Lincoln Project wants. "Oh no, we are publicity-shy, and we can't afford lawyers because are oh so poor," they saying.
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Jonathan ChaitMy column for our last pre-election magazine tries to summarize the big-picture stakes: a battle in a war for democracy that will go on and on
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Jonathan ChaitThe way to think of this election is as a major battle in a long war to determine whether America will be a democracy
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Jonathan ChaitHere's why Trump supporters went nuts demanding the media amplify their Hunter Biden charges, and why it fell apart
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Jonathan ChaitTrump's debate strategy was to turn the Hunter Biden laptop into a giant scandal. It wont work like it did with Clinton's emails in 2016.
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Jonathan ChaitTrump is trying to make the Hunter laptop the new Hillary emails. It won't work.
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