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Jurors are asked to uphold the law as it stands. We don’t ask jurors to make the law. That’s on us.

As many Americans feared that freeing Rittenhouse seemed to legitimize political violence, Republicans competed for the honor of offering him a job.

The most closely-watched murder trial in recent memory exemplifies the standard of cops and racists having a right to kill in the US

Mass unemployment caused by AI will usher in communism.

Poor countries, rocked by storms and flooding from climate change, have spent years trying to hold the big carbon-emitters accountable. While most rich nations have fiercely resisted this liability, attendees at COP26 will give it another try in Glasgow.

One of the talking points that 2016 Donald Trump voters, many of whom switched to now-President Joe Biden in 2020, used to justify voting for him the first time was, "Well, he's a smart businessman." But Trump, in fact, has had more than his shares of ups and downs in business — and some people in t...

Mitch McConnell’s entire being is – and always has been – focused on winning elections. Every move he makes and every thing he says is part of a broader effort to ensure that his side winds up with more seats – and therefore more control – than the other guys.

A Gallup poll released yesterday found that, for the first time, more young people and Democratic-leaning voters have a favorable view of socialism than they do of capitalism.

Ten years after the 2008 financial crash comes economist Adam Tooze’s compelling analysis of what really happened, and where we stand now

I want to share a thought with you. It may sound strange. It's that the 2020 presidential election may have been the Republican Party's best and last shot of an authoritarian takeover of the country. Now that it has failed, now that a majority of the American people understands what's going on and w...

During a discussion with David Remnick at The New Yorker, Jon Stewart explained what 'cancel culture' really is.===Support the show at http://TheRationalNati...

In a highly fragile world facing existential threats, we need the voice of critical intellectuals more than any other time in history

Someone appears to be pouring enormous energy and effort into a data collection project aimed at building personality profiles from social media interaction…again

Why all life limits certain kinds of selfishness.

A bombshell report raises questions about the tax bills of the wealthy.

Fifteen years of tax return information on thousands of plutocrats is one of the biggest stories of the decade. And yet … crickets

Also common ownership, banks vs. tech companies, informative 10-Ks and surveillance.

“Manologues,” “mansplaining” and “manterrupting” are hallmarks of the conference room.

For much of the past 30 years, the long-running, 20th-century contest between state and market had appeared settled. The strong, post-Reagan economic performance of the U.S.

Forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee explains the outgoing president’s pathological appeal and how to wean people from it

During the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump's critics are blaming him for the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 by far-right extremists. But CNN's Brianna Keilar, in a blistering commentary this week, stressed that Trump was appealing to extremists long before January 6 — ...

Following the violent Capitol takeover on Jan. 6, members of the FBI and Washington, D.C. police are asking people to identify anyone who may have been involved in the attack. As names and photos continue to be shared on social media and other platforms, the truth that the rioters were not only work...

I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more complex and far simpler than I expected.

No, Trump Does Not Represent Half the Country *** I’ve moved my writing to Ghost in solidarity with Medium workers who faced union busting from their managers. You can find this article …