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Justice Can’t Wait
But Federalist Society justices do when it suits their purposes.
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Michael Podhorzer
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More Than the Weekend: Unions, the Past and the Future of Democracy
WIthout strong unions, “democratic capitalism” is an oxymoron.
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Michael Podhorzer
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March 2024

Shelby County Opened the Door to Modern-Day Poll Taxes
How MAGA voter suppression really works.
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Michael Podhorzer
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What to Expect from Week 3 of Trump’s January 6th Trial
(Nothing. The justices he appointed made sure of that.)
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Michael Podhorzer
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The "Civil War" Was an Insurrection, Too
The threat posed by Trump and the MAGA movement, like the Confederate States, is not “conservative” or even “extremist” but criminally anti-democratic.
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Michael Podhorzer
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February 2024

Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport
2024 Is a De Facto Constitutional Referendum.
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Michael Podhorzer
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The Electoral College Landscape
To reach 270, Biden needs to win either Pennsylvania, or Georgia + Michigan.
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Michael Podhorzer
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January 2024

Will January 6th Be Enough to Save America?
It could be our 23-F, or our Beer Hall Putsch.
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Michael Podhorzer
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December 2023

The Two Nations of America
E pluribus numquam: We were never really meant to be one nation.
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Michael Podhorzer
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November 2023

No Magic Wands: Talking Turkey a Year Out
How to comfort your catastrophizing cousins.
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Michael Podhorzer
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The Off-Year Election Variants of Mad Poll Disease
And other observations about Tuesday’s elections.
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Michael Podhorzer
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Mad Poll Disease Redux
Don’t panic about new horse race polling: Americans know the difference between answering a survey and casting a ballot, even if the media doesn't.
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Michael Podhorzer
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