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Declarations of Independence
Truths and indictments for July 4, 2025
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The Chief Justice is my friend. He's presiding over the end of the rule of law: Conservative jurist J. Michael Luttig
A stalwart of the conservative legal movement issues a stark warning for July 4. And I ask whether Trump is a departure from that movement or the…
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Anand Giridharadas
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Ryan Lizza
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Judge J. Michael Luttig
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A concentration camp, but with alligators
The rollout of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” isn't just about implementing a sadistic immigration policy. It's about showing it off
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How to live under Trump II
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The opposite of fascism
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ESSAY: Home of the brave? Really?
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Why is the Democratic Party ghosting us?
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I was going to be brave
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ESSAY: A cure for Trumpism: Radical empathy and radical change
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Welcome to The Ink Book Club Chat!
Join us on chat as we discuss The Uproar!
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Leigh Haber
ESSAY: Billionaire do-gooding is out. Naked oligarchy is in
Notes on the Bezos wedding, the Zuckerberg cop-out, and Trump's cruel budget
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Anand Giridharadas
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Is your goodness performative or real?
Karim Dimechkie’s "The Uproar" asks that we pick our poison: hypocrite, poseur, do-gooder — or hero
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Leigh Haber
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ESSAY: Billionaire do-gooding is out. Naked oligarchy is in
Notes on the Bezos wedding, the Zuckerberg cop-out, and Trump's cruel budget
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Anand Giridharadas
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WATCH: The emerging peace majority
Foreign policy scholar Matthew Duss on the Iran-Israel conflict, what the war in Gaza revealed about the Democratic Party, and the potential for a broad…
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Anand Giridharadas
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Matt Duss
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Then they came for the naturalized
With its attack on birthright citizenship and its new memo promoting denaturalization, the Trump regime is seeking to eviscerate citizenship itself
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WATCH: Trump’s cruelty, Zohran’s hope
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how Donald Trump is achieving authoritarian goals in a democratic society, and why an opposition with convictions is the only real…
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Anand Giridharadas
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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A forwardable email about the budget
We're just asking questions
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A new day for New York City, a new book club pick.
"The Uproar," by Karim Dimechkie, is a thriller for the Mamdani era
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Leigh Haber
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