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Charlie Kirk debates with students at the Cambridge Union at the University of Cambridge on May 19, 2025. (Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

"Debate Me" Bros ruined civil discourse

Katherine Kelaidis

How entertainment culture has replaced genuine political dialogue

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How Pam Bondi became MAGA’s patsy

Sophia Tesfaye

The right needs a hate speech scapegoat

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 16, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kash Patel's true job is content creator

Amanda Marcotte

He's "more focused on social media clout" than on "fighting crime," as Sen. Chris Coons said

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami, in Miami, Florida on January 27, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's takeover is almost complete

Charles R. Davis

The public mourning of Charlie Kirk is more about Donald Trump than the deceased

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., holds up a hat that reads "Trump 2028" during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Why Democrats can't quit on red states

Russell Payne

Annie Andrews, a pediatrician challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham, told Salon "it's always worth" challenging the GOP

Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Does Kirk murder signal permanent split?

Lee Bebout - The Conversation

Many people think the U.S. is at an inflection point

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump celebrates Willis' failed appeal

Blaise Malley

The president hailed the "great decision" by the Georgia Supreme Court.

Robert Redford attends Sundance Institute's 'An Artist at the Table Presented by IMDbPro' at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images)

Robert Redford dead at 89

Blaise Malley

The actor, director and environmentalist died at his Utah home on Tuesday

In this handout image provided by the Office of the Governor of Utah, Tyler Robinson stands for a booking photo on September 12, 2025 in Spanish Fork, Utah. (Photo by Office of the Governor of Utah via Getty Images)

Alleged Kirk shooter's texts revealed

Alex Galbraith

Utah prosecutors announced the charges against Tyler Robinson, including a single count of aggravated murder

Vice President JD Vance continues to push the Trump diplomatic agenda. After an interview, social media takes sides with very different views of who won. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

MAGA uses Kirk death to target the left

Russell Payne

Right-wing activists are compiling anti-Kirk posts as admin officials threaten to weaponize law enforcement

A top down view of a tray of carne asada fries. (Tonelson/Getty Images )

Weeknight fries, fully loaded

Ashlie D. Stevens

Crispy, cheesy, saucy — and endlessly customizable — loaded fries turn weeknight dinners into indulgent joy

Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico launches his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sept. 9, 2025, in Round Rock, Texas. ( Brandon Bell/Getty Images))

We need what James Talarico is selling

Heather Digby Parton

He speaks movingly about hope and love — and taking on our broken economy and politics

President Donald Trump speaks in the newly decorated Oval Office on April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

How poverty is fueling Trumpism

Chauncey DeVega

Economic insecurity — and a lack of empathy — serves MAGA's ends

Armed groups hold a rally in front of a closed Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas,on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. ((Photo by MatthePhoto by Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

Political violence is part of US history

Maurizio Valsania

From the beginning, America has settled political disputes with extreme violence

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Image)

Trump commits Guard troops to Memphis

Alex Galbraith

If you hate your opponents enough, you'll put boots wherever they vote. That's how troops got to Memphis.

Stephen Miller speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2021. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Miller vows vengeance for Kirk

Garrett Owen

The senior Trump adviser made his vow to JD Vance, while speaking on Kirk's podcast

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court on July 17, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Mourning follows fatal ICE stop

Garrett Owen

Residents of the Chicagoland suburb of Franklin Park grieved over the death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez

A return to writing by hand (Strelciuc Dumitru/Getty Images)

Old-school writing takes on classroom AI

Andi Zeisler

Educators are turning back to blue books to battle the threat of artificial intelligence eroding genuine learning

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Brits condemn Musk's "dangerous" remarks

Garrett Owen

"You either fight back or you die," Musk told tens of thousands of right-wing protesters over the weekend

Tailgate party spread (mphillips007/Getty Images )

Tailgate foods that hold up on game day

Francesca Giangiulio

From bean salad to walking tacos, these dishes stay tasty all day long. No coagulated dips or cold burgers here

Nate Bargatze speaks onstage at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

The charity case that was the 2025 Emmys

Melanie McFarland

A night of satisfying wins and worthy surprises was dragged down by a bumbling host committed to a tasteless bit

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP divided after Charlie Kirk's killing

Sophia Tesfaye

Even a traumatic assassination can't stop the right's infighting

Secretary of Defense of Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer in Warsaw, Poland on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's wife plays his babysitter

Amanda Marcotte

The defense secretary's third wife has a shocking amount of power

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent watches as Customs and Border Protection officers hold the line against protestors who responded to a Federal Immigration raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California. (Blake Fagan/Getty Images)

Democrats cling to bipartisan solutions

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump and the GOP are more radical than ever, but some Democrats still think they can work together

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