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November 2024

All the President’s Menaces
Building on the rejection of Gaetz with some tough confirmation questions for other nominees
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Let the Autopsy Continue
Ten Reasons Trump Won — and Why We Must Soldier On
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No Furor Over the Fuhrer
Trump has this weird thing for Hitler. It is not exaggerated. Will we take note before it's too late?
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Take a Sick Day on Tuesday
This is not a drill. With democracy on the line, stop wringing hands and start ringing phones and doorbells.
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October 2024

My New Book—Out Today!
"American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial — and My Own" is more than my trial diary. It’s a hopeful cry from the heart at this national moment of truth.
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Harris's Edge with Double Haters
And a challenge to readers to come up with memorably alliterative attacks
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Coping with October 7
Learning from both hawk Douglas Murray and dove Rachel Timoner
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Jimmy Carter at 100
At this memorable milestone, I recount some personal stories and explain why he's the "UnTrump" and a moral exemplar for our times
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September 2024

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