‘We Need to Do McCarthyism to the Tenth Power’

For decades, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s name has been used as shorthand for the opposite of the aspirational ideal of civilized American politics. In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power. Indicating that anything resembled the tactics and smears of the late senator from Wisconsin has been enough to suggest that such behavior was out of bounds, with no rightful place in our modern politics. But now comes a small, influential group of hard-line…

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Defense Manufacturers Agree to ‘Quadruple Production’ of Weapons, Trump Announces

President Donald Trump says U.S. defense manufacturing companies have agreed to “quadruple production” of “‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry” amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. “We just concluded a very good meeting with the largest U.S. Defense Manufacturing Companies where we discussed Production and Production Schedules. They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. “Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and Plants and Production of…

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MoveOn Calls Out Democrats Who Refuse To Unify Around Khanna-Massie WPR

WASHINGTON – In response to reporting around an alternate War Powers Resolution that says Trump has to stop U.S. hostilities within 30 days unless Congress authorizes the war, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Any Democrat who wants to let Donald Trump continue to wage his war on Iran should just say so and stop wasting our time. The longer you refuse to do your job, the more people will die because of Trump’s costly and deadly war. MoveOn members have no patience for cowardly Democrats…

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The Impossible Predicament of the Uninsured

The day after Thanksgiving, I got a voicemail. A woman identified herself as a doctor at the University of Louisville hospital: “I believe I may have one of your family members here.” The message was hard to understand. Most of my family lives in Kentucky, so I didn’t know whom the doctor was referring to. I called the hospital, but kept getting put on hold. Then I tried my aunt—if someone was in trouble, she’d be the one to know. But she didn’t answer. A few hours later, her son…

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