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Open Microphone Night

Open Microphone Night

Note: this appeared in the "Life, Under Construction" newsletter on Monday, February 5, and in The Bulwark "Morning Shots" newsletter written by Charlie Sykes on February 6. "Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And...

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I did a thingy

I did a thingy

The activists are so sheltered, they’ll never hear the truth that could set them free – because none of them want to escape the cage of their own making.

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Kevin McCarthy and Respect in the House

Kevin McCarthy and Respect in the House

Did McCarthy expect that somehow some respect for tradition would cause every member of the House Republican caucus to vote for their leader when the time came? Did he think that he was dealing with honorable people who would make traditional demands in exchange for their support?

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