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Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing

Is the GOP about to raise taxes?

A Trade War With China Is a Very Bad Idea

Yes, the U.S. has the larger consumer economy. No, that won’t be enough to avoid major (and majorly self-inflicted) pain.

America’s Mad King

The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.

A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution

If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.

Trump Needs Someone to Blame

The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, is that someone.

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