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The penguins stood tall and Trump stood down. Here’s why that’s bad news for Joe Biden.

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Europe and Canada brought Trump to his knees by standing up to him. Here’s why we will continue to cave in to his every demand. by every major law firm and university administrator

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So the Supreme Court’s strategy seems pretty clearly to be forestall admitting we have a constitutional crisis by giving Trump huge victories on narrow procedural grounds. This is akin to having engineers move the Rubicon River closer and closer to Rome to avoid Caesar crossing it.

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It’s been a full week, and not a single penguin has backed down or sold out. Could there be a lesson here for America’s law firms and universities?

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Analysis | Trump is finally giving us the recession that Biden could never deliver.

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Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t.

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Whether it’s Democrats pursuing traditional data-driven economic policies or Republicans having Big Balls create tariff guidelines using ChatGPT, the two parties have taken different approaches to managing the economy

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A hugely heartening march of thousands upon thousands in Manhattan, one of thousands of protests nationwide. Clay carried this sign for four hours. This good trouble will build and build. #handsoff

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Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who surrender their eggs to the US market. by Howard Lutnick

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It's been noted that the last time stocks fell this sharply, we were in the midst of a global health pandemic. To which I say, please be patient. by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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I know Trump's terrible and tragic tariffs will bring trouble and turmoil to people the world over--but today, please, please, ponder the plight of the penguins on Heard Island.

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If I gave a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, here is what I would say. by Aaron Sorkin

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CCNY MFA AWP LA! My thanks to all the writers from the CCNY MFA in Creative Writing program, including fellow faculty members Rosanna Oh and Irvin Weathersby, who came together for lunch at Pine & Crane the first day of the conference. What a collegial and talented crew!

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Trans people everywhere, you are seen, valued, celebrated, and defended, today and every day.

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The price of eggs and milk are up. But there's never been a better time to buy a used Tesla.

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When Taylor Swift sings "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things," I say "We Have." At the reading for "Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift."

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Proud to be with these writers on the Trio House Press backlist.

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Stop crying about the deported Venezuelans, liberals. America is no home for people with provocative tattoos. by Pete Hegseth

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Opinion | I’m a conservative pundit with “Christian” in my Twitter bio. Here’s why I’m cheering the Trump administration’s move to end vaccine funding for poor children in developing countries.

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Join the people of Trio House Press at AWP on Friday night in Los Angeles!

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Opinion | It's time to deport all the convicted felons who have led violent protests against the United States. by Donald Trump

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Democrats may have lost the election and lost the fight to keep Trump from destroying democracy, but they still hold on to something even more important: their norms.

submitted 34 days ago • 12 comments

Ed Martin, Trump’s DC US Attorney nominee, has been threatening people on Twitter and tried to drop federal charges against a person he also represents as defense attorney. It’s a front page scandal, and we’ll cover it as such if he and Trump ever change their registration to Democrat.

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Report: DOGE staffers energized by potential invasion of Canada because so many of their girlfriends live there.

submitted 37 days ago • 65 comments

Protest and boycotts against Tesla could have a chilling effect on future foreign billionaires’ ability to buy the presidency and turn the United States into a fascist autocracy

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Can't I just get into a spaceship and go to another planet like Meryl Streep at the end of Don't Look Up?

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The mood is grim in this Ohio bar as locals consider the double whammy of tariff-driven inflation and sinking retirement funds. But they know it's a price worth paying because things will be even worse for Blacks and Hispanics.

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Trump’s savvy move to destroy America’s power and America’s reputation

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Opinion | Republicans didn't bitch and moan when Obama took action against Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar al-Assad. So why are Democrats doing this when Trump takes action against Justin Trudeau and Claudia Sheinbaum?

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Thirteen years ago at the AWP writers conference. I still get asked to sign copies of The New Criterion.

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Have we really become so angry and intolerant that we can’t even let the vice president enjoy some skiing in peace the day after he signed off on the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians?

submitted 46 days ago • 192 comments

"HERE AND NOW, NEAR AND FAR, WE DON'T WANT YOUR SWASITKAR!" I'm so glad that, today at the protest again Elon Musk at Tesla in the Meatpacking District, I got the entire crowd shouting my chant! I feel like I just got published in The New Yorker.

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Whether it's Obama wearing a tan suit or Zelensky wearing no suit, both leaders have committed grave sartorial crimes against our once proud nation.

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What's Your Billionaire Drug of Choice? Take our quiz to find out if your taste aligns with Elon Musk (ketamine and cocaine), Jeff Bezos (steroids and HGH), or Mark Zuckerberg (oregano that teens told him was marijuana).