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- Paul Krugman: There’s a reason the 23 “Katrinas” the GOP’s tried to pin on Obama haven’t stuck
- America’s true P.C. villains: The maddening “censorship” doublespeak of right-wing culture warriors
- This incoherent Donald Trump interview proves one thing: Sarah Palin’s descent into obscurity is complete
- Miley Cyrus, mechanical MTV party machine: Even by low VMA standards, her manic eroticism and boring stunts failed to connect
- Kanye West announces presidential bid — no really, we’re not kidding
- John Oliver improves history by peppering it with incredibly elaborate and totally ridiculous lies
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- Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and the un-“PC”: What the rise of “politically incorrect” candidates says about conservatism
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- Oliver Sacks’ brilliant & essential lesson: What the legendary science writer taught us about politics & the human mind
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- Black Lives Matter activists are furious about Rebel Wilson’s tonedeaf VMA bit on police brutality
- Watch Nicki Minaj call Miley Cyrus a b*tch onstage at the VMAs
- Bigoted Kentucky county clerk who refuses to perform same-sex marriages accidentally married transgender man in February
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- A predictable warmonger: Dick Cheney name-checks Hitler & launches credibility-free attack on Iran deal
- Justin Bieber’s VMA comeback: With a bravo performance (and a few tears), pop’s wild child is ready for his next act
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