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Politics With Charles P. Pierce

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House Republicans Still Want Us Jumping at 100-Year-Old Skeletons and Bogeymen

the latest from the shebeen

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We Would Not Like to Spy in Your Beautiful Balloon

Everybody shouting "Chinese spy balloon!" while ignoring years of spy satellites—it says a lot.

Feb 3, 2023
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5th Circuit Court Rejects Concept of Progress

The current Supreme Court's precedent locks the law (but not our guns!) away in the past forever.

Feb 3, 2023
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Shallow Republicans Sink to New Depths

Booting Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Service Committee is cheap political point-scoring and nothing else.

Feb 2, 2023
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DeSantis Wants Florida to Kill More People

He'd like Florida to kill those convicted of child rape, without unanimous verdicts, despite precedents.

Feb 2, 2023
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The 5th Circuit Has Blown a Fuse

Jan 30, 2023
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Terminal Both-Sidesery Poisons the Media Yet Again

Jan 30, 2023
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The House GOP and the Souvenir Grenades

Jan 28, 2023
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Trump: No 'Pink-Haired Communists' in Schools!

Jan 28, 2023
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The 14th Amendment's Time to Shine Has Come

Jan 26, 2023
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Santos Even Lied to Alleged Ponzi Schemers

Jan 26, 2023
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When a Conspiracy Theory Can Issue Subpoenas

Jan 25, 2023
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Biden Needs to Close Down Guantanamo

Jan 25, 2023