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Amid Trump’s rampage over the last 72 hours, Kamala got a CAA deal, Jen Psaki sought “how to win” answers from Rahm, and Pod Save Bros platformed Stephen A. Smith as a presidential candidate.

The Democratic Party and its media outlets are a lifestyle brand, not an opposition.
February 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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There are lots of great reasons not to celebrate Christopher Columbus. Many moons ago in @thenation.com I wrote about one of the big ones: that the founding legend around Columbus was fabricated out of whole cloth in the 1790s to suit the needs of American politics of the moment.
The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero
How the founding fathers turned Christopher Columbus, a mediocre Italian sailor and mass murderer, into a historical icon.
www.thenation.com
October 8, 2023 at 3:35 PM