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He’s embracing the QAnon conspiracy theorists.

Rising stars of the new right publicly bash elites for being disconnected from 'real America' while privately maintaining exclusive social lives.

This week I’m writing in conversation with Parker Molloy, who’s also a Substacker, on the broad topic of cancel culture and “woke” and “anti-woke” politics. Please read her post first. There will be other posts this week too, don’t worry. Hey Parker,

What We Talk About When We Talk About Cancel Culture

Nice democracy you got there...

The Connecticut senator on the gun bill, the push to codify same-sex marriage, and media incentives to be outrageous.

Democrats aren’t the only ones who can take unpopular stances on salient issues

How the conservative SCOTUS is undermining liberal democracy, state capacity, and the legitimacy of the court itself

5th Circuit Rewrites A Century Of 1st Amendment Law To Argue Internet Companies Have No Right To Moderate by Mike Masnick

As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction, websites no longer have any 1st Amendment editorial rights. That’s the result of what appears to me to be the single dumbest court ruling I’ve seen in a long, long time, and I know we’ve seen some crazy rulings […]

This use of migrants might seem like a cruel stunt. But on Fox News it will have very powerful appeal.

Even border-security hawks should be horrified.

Donald Trump’s newest defense strategy is laced with menace.

Matthew Yglesias says social media algorithms pose a problem for free speech. Is he right?

He's a cyber activist, not a business executive.

The GOP may not be an antisemitic party. Nevertheless, it has become a party in which antisemitism has gained a foothold. No recent development in American life has done more to throw American Jews’ safety and civic equality into doubt.

White House Releases Performatively Ridiculous ‘Principles’ For ‘Tech Platform Accountability’ That Include Removing Section 230 by Mike Masnick

During the 2020 campaign, there were a few times when candidate Joe Biden insisted he wanted to get rid of Section 230 entirely, though he made it clear he had no idea what Section 230 actually did. When I wrote articles highlighting all of this, I had some Biden supporters (even folks who worked on […]

Why Even Pro-Trump Republicans Should Not Want Him to Run in 2024 by Yair Rosenberg

Joe Biden is a flawed politician, but Donald Trump is the one candidate who neutralizes his most glaring weaknesses.

Many diversity, equity and inclusion programs are toxic. The laws trying to curb them are worse.

Critics scorch judge in Mar-a-Lago case

If you’re a guilty defendant, the very worst judge you can get is the one who goes out of her way to make sure you get all the due process you’re entitled to—and then some.