Honoring Jay-Z as a rock artist is like … giving George R.R. Martin an award for writing history, because he writes about the “history” of imaginary worlds he creates himself. That’s world-building, not history writing. Maya Angelou is a great poet, but she shouldn’t get an award as a sports journalist. Stephen Curry may be the best basketball player in the world. He’s also a decent golfer, but he doesn’t deserves a spot on the PGA Tour. Yet the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame insists on inducting artists who don’t play rock and roll music.
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Arkansas lawmakers’ objective in passing their anti-trans law is clear: Stop doctors from doing what they believe is right for their patients, what their patients believe is right, and what the patients’ parents support. Talk about government intrusion. That’s a trifecta.
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The American people, and Republicans in particular, have let Trump get away with everything short of murder (although COVID deaths could qualify as negligent homicide). Calling Trump out for a Coke bottle on his desk is like rejoicing about catching Jeffrey Dahmer jaywalking.
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The problem with these monuments is that… they fail to offer any context. They glorify both the defense of slavery and the act of taking up arms against fellow citizens. It’s one thing to remember the evils of our own history, as we should, but it’s quite another thing to excuse or even celebrate them.
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It’s 40 years this spring since I graduated from high school, and it’s easy to feel old when you realize how much the world has changed during those years. But if you really want to feel old, compare the changes in the past 40 years with those that occurred in the four decades before that!
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Republicans are in the same kind of pickle Democrats found themselves in during the 1960s, when Southern conservatives started leaving the party for the GOP because they couldn’t stomach being in the same party with Northeastern aristocrats. … But this time, it’s worse. Here’s why.
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