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April 14, 2026, 4:48 p.m. Eastern time

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How Much Humiliation Can Vance Take?

The vice president gets saddled with the Iran war and eroding popularity.

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The Trump Administration Is in a Psychotic State

What are the implications if the government of the world’s most powerful country is chaotic in its thinking and not reliably in touch with reality?

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Without Trump on the midterms ballot, how will his party fare?

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‘The Reason I’m Not an Atheist Is That I Think the Philosophical Arguments Against It Are Unanswerable’

The most monstrous pictures of God come from the Christian tradition just as the most radiant images of God come from what Christians believe.

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