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Julián Castro released an animal welfare plan. It’s good policy — and smart politics.
"This groundbreaking plan will undo Donald Trump’s damage," the Democratic candidate said.
Mitch McConnell: The Filibuster Plays a Crucial Role in Our Constitutional Order
Democrats who want to change Senate rules for temporary political gain will rue the day, as they have before.
‘Matrix 4’ Officially a Go With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski (EXCLUSIVE)
Get ready to re-enter the Matrix. Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct a fourth film set in the world of “The Matrix,” with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprising their roles as Neo and T…
The Last of the Ayn Rand Acolytes
This year's Objectivist Conference revealed that her cult of hyper-capitalism has a major recruiting problem: All the young people want to be socialists!
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Sean Illing
Philosophy hot take: Objectivism is a sham ideology and a bankrupt morality, and every remotely decent idea Rand had, she recycled from Nietzsche, a much better thinker.
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Researchers are working on a pill for loneliness, as studies suggest the condition is worse than obesity
For some, the idea is just another sign of the creeping medicalization of everyday human woes: Is it really the best we can do to fix the loneliness ‘epidemic’?
Misconceptions of Obama fuel Republican campaign
As the US presidential campaign enters its final weeks, both the Republican and Democratic candidates are hitting the swing states. Subscribe to our channel ...
Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him
The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S., was swept up in President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts.
India’s Looming Ethno-Nationalist Catastrophe
The decision to revoke Kashmir's special status is part of a ghastly—and popular—agenda for Delhi's hard-right Hindu government.
The Latest: Mississippi immigration raids net 680 arrests
MORTON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on immigration raids at Mississippi food processing plants (all times local): 2:15 p.m. U.S. immigration officials say raids at seven food processing...
30 to 50 feral hogs, explained
Feral hogs, 30-50 or otherwise, are a serious problem for agriculture and human morality.
Sean Illing
I’m on paternity leave so a little late to the party, but hot damn this is a brilliant @dylanmatt piece, one only he could write, and just so gloriously Vox in all the best ways.
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Steve Bannon learned to harness troll army from 'World of Warcraft'
A new book on Trump chief political strategist Steve Bannon tells how 'World of Warcraft' inspired Breitbart News and Trump's rabid online followers.
The Case for Legal Magic Mushrooms
Mark Kleiman, the drug-policy scholar who died last week, thought certain hallucinogens should be legalized.
Millennials are the loneliest generation | YouGov
New data from YouGov finds that Millennials report feeling lonely much more often than their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts.
CNN's 2020 Strategy: Betting on Live Events With a Touch of "Game Show" Theatrics
The network has been cutting away from Trump rallies while doubling down on live candidate events (25 town halls) and experimenting with a live debate lottery ahead of the Detroit Democratic showdown.
Sean Illing
I’ll just keep saying it: CNN is actually far worse than MSNBC or Fox News. The pretense to ideological neutrality obscures the fact that they’ve done more to advance the politics-as-theatre model than anyone.
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Joe Biden has questions about Medicare-for-All. We answered them.
"What happens in the meantime?" and other questions Joe Biden asked, answered.
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: A Profile of Boris Johnson
I first set eyes on Boris Johnson in the autumn of 1983 when we went up to Oxford at the same time. I knew who he was since my uncle Christopher was an ex-boyfriend of his mother’s and he had told me to keep an eye out for him, but I still wasn’t...
A question for conservatives: what if the left was right on race?
On the right, race and racism, and the possibility that it’s been a big problem all along.
Sean Illing
My colleague @cjane87 is always worth reading, but this piece is especially worthwhile.
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Al Franken did the right thing by resigning
If he could remember that, everyone would be better off.
Mahershala Ali Cast in Marvel’s Blade Reboot
The Oscar-winning actor steps in to the role made famous by Wesley Snipes