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Margin Of Error
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Tom Scocca
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NBA
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Patrick Redford
September 30, 2024
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Barry Petchesky
September 26, 2024
Journalismism
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Patrick Redford
September 25, 2024
Politics
Israel Uses The Same Pretense For New Bloodshed
433
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Samer Kalaf
September 25, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Sending Horny Texts To RFK Jr. Is Not A Public Service
297
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Patrick Redford
September 24, 2024
Politics
What’s Driving The Rise Of The Far Right Among Young Germans?
204
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Luisa Rollenhagen
September 24, 2024
Politics
Cope Is A Terrible Way Not To Die
248
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Justin Ellis
September 23, 2024
Media Meltdowns
New York Magazine Suspends Olivia Nuzzi Over “Inappropriate Relationship” With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
439
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Patrick Redford
September 20, 2024
Margin Of Error
Where Racism Goes To Become Rhetoric
445
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Tom Scocca
September 20, 2024
Politics
What A Lie Is For
780
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David Roth
September 16, 2024
Margin Of Error
Donald Trump Talked Honestly About Policy
642
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Tom Scocca
September 12, 2024
Politics
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
September 11, 2024
Politics
Disgraced Conservative Media Creep Gets Commanders Employee Fired With Hidden-Camera Video
194
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David Roth
September 6, 2024
NBA
Patrick Beverley Reveals More Than He Intended About Life In Israel
149
Comments
Samer Kalaf
September 6, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Dimwitted Right-Wing Influencers Accused Of Being Unwitting Russian Assets
419
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Barry Petchesky
September 5, 2024
Politics
Donald Trump Is Still Selling NFTs, Now Also Selling Trading Cards With Bits Of His Suit Embedded In Them
319
Comments
David Roth
August 30, 2024
Margin Of Error
Stupid And Contagious
345
Comments
Tom Scocca
August 26, 2024
Dadfector
Run, Hide, Fight, Die
296
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Dave McKenna
August 25, 2024
Politics
Everyone At The DNC Speaks For Palestine, Except For Palestinians
535
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Samer Kalaf
August 23, 2024
Politics
Patriot Games
511
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Hamilton Nolan
August 22, 2024
Politics
A Night With The Party Animals
576
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Hamilton Nolan
August 20, 2024
Margin Of Error
Can The Pundits Pivot Toward The Center?
547
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Tom Scocca
August 9, 2024
Politics
Men On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
607
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David Roth
August 8, 2024
Interviews
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59
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Nicholas Russell
August 8, 2024
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