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Who Is J.D. Vance? His Muddled RNC Speech Didn’t Tell Us.
J.D. Vance approached the podium on Wednesday night to accept his party’s vice-presidential nomination with the benefit of minimal expectations.…
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At RNC, Some Republicans Worry About 2024 Election
Donald Trump leads in most national polls. Virginia, a blue state, is suddenly in play. Joe Biden’s campaign has dumped…
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Why JD Vance Wants a Weak Dollar. Is That A Good Idea?
Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images Picture this: the U.S. is in turmoil, its economy spiraling after a period of…
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The Presidential Nomination Is Becoming Worthless for Biden
Wednesday night, a slew of news stories came out detailing plans by various Democrats to persuade President Biden to surrender…
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Can the Rich Buy a Longer Life Expectancy?
Illustration: Zohar Lazar The lifestyles of the ultrarich can be deadly. Private planes are 32 times more likely to crash…
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At RNC, Republicans Try to Explain Their Trump Conversion
Photo: Mark Peterson/(C) Mark Peterson/Redux Pictures 2024 Back in January, Nikki Haley said that Donald Trump was “just toxic,” that…
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The Teamsters Are Fighting With Their President
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Teamsters president Sean O’Brien frustrated many members of the powerful union when he agreed to speak…
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How to Navigate Health Insurance Claims and Beat the System
Illustration: Zohar Lazar There’s a moment that inevitably comes after your insurance company has denied a claim. You’ve read your…
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Trump Invites China to Invade Taiwan If He Returns to Office
The list of elevated tail-risk outcomes under a second Trump administration is quite long. Many of those disaster scenarios are…
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The Gathering Conspiracy Against Freedom
Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty After a would-be assassin nearly killed Donald Trump on Saturday, the right quickly pointed fingers to…
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