'Alarming' surveillance: Feds asked banks to search private transactions for terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump’

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From the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, documentation of the ways in which the federal government is circumventing unreasonable search protections (something that would incense Democrats if Trump did it).

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As if We Didn’t Have Enough to Frighten Us …

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A worrying argument that we may have to add another flashpoint (nuclear-armed North Korea) to our list of global conflicts that may be emerging as the power and influence of the US and its allies declines.

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Innovating Beyond the Two-Party System

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For those looking for an alternative to a Trump/Biden rematch, reflections on how we might escape the two-party system that as left us with such an unpopular choice.

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This Is the Actual Danger Posed by D.E.I.

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An argument highlighting three major areas in which DEI policies, as currently practiced, appear to violate the law and the core principles underlying democracy

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Putin Is Making His Plans Brutally Clear

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An update on the evolving nature of Vladimir Putin's aggressive brand of violent authoritarianism -- something that it seems like we no longer want to bother opposing.

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Language and Traditions Are Considered Central to National Identity

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A report on an extensive series of international polls that tries to help us understand what people think are the core elements of their national identity.

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