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James Fallows

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Was Gary Hart Set Up?

On his deathbed, GOP strategist Lee Atwater admitted he staged the events that brought down a Democratic presidential candidate.

by James Fallows via The Atlantic on October 16, 2018
Five Reasons Why the Comey Affair Is Worse than Watergate

A journalist who covered Nixon’s fall explains why the current scandal may be more of a national emergency.

by James Fallows via The Atlantic on May 12, 2017
M-16: A Bureaucratic Horror Story

Why the rifles jammed.

by James Fallows via The Atlantic on June 1, 1981

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Two posterboards covered in red handprints that read "Black Lives Matter" and "No Justice, No Peace."

Stop Comparing Today’s Protests to 1968

There are superficial similarities, but what we’re seeing now is something completely new.

by Thomas J. Sugrue via Washington Post on June 11, 2020

Franklin Roosevelt on the campaign trail.

The Left is Pushing Democrats to Embrace Their Greatest President. It’s a Good Thing.

Democrats should proudly trumpet the New Deal — and extend it.

by Lawrence B. Glickman via Made By History on January 14, 2019

The Second Amendment Does Not Transcend All Others

Its text and context don’t ensure an unlimited individual right to bear any kind and number of weapons by anyone.

by Garrett Epps via The Atlantic on March 8, 2018

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The Moral Life of Cubicles

On the utopian origins of Dilbert's workspace.

by David Franz via The New Atlantis on December 1, 2008

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