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Beto O’Rourke Tells El Paso TV Station: “I’m Running”

Beto O’Rourke is betting his mojo will translate to the presidential race.

Paul Manafort Got Off Relatively Easy. So Should Convicts Less Rich and Privileged Than He Is.

Criminal justice reform can’t come quickly enough.

Liberty Was Kind of Like a Wallflower at the School Dance of America’s Founding

The wide-spanning influence of Montesquieu on American politics.

“Mayor Pete” Buttigieg Is Having a Moment in the 2020 Primary. Here’s Why!

The Indiana underdog nailed his big TV moment in a manner reminiscent of a certain other heartland Dem with an unusual name. (It’s Barack Obama.)

The Legal Argument in Nicholas Sandmann’s Defamation Lawsuits Is Basically “MAGA”

This is one part legal theory, two parts political screed.

In Defense of Telling Patients They’re Dying via Robot

This is not a failure of technology, it seems. More likely, it was a failure to communicate via any method.

The Angle: Why Is Beto 2020 a Thing?

Being a successful underdog who lost is not exactly a campaign platform.

There’s No Good Reason for Beto to Run for President

His first campaign challenge will be to justify why he’s even running for president.

Soviets Release Statement on Slate’s Failure to Post the Trailer for HBO’s Chernobyl

And we just published that brand new article about Ferris wheels!

Trevor Noah Investigates the College Admissions Cheating Scandal

Noah paired his look at the rich and powerful buying unearned advantages for their less-talented children with a segment about Senator Mitt Romney.