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A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.

A civil war has broken out among the Democratic wonks. The casus belli is a new set of ideas known as the abundance agenda.

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Dude (if I may), play your banjo. Nothing is more important than playing your banjo. There are plenty of hours in the day.

Sam Kean is a writer based in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, ...

When asked about the snub, he insisted that it wasn’t a snub at all: “This is good for Israel,” Trump said, referring to the ...

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