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December 2024

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What to watch for: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on immigration and mass deportations
How bad could Trump's mass deportation plan get? An interview with a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council
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Every kid deserves an Aunt Bobbie
A difficult goodbye to a lifelong friend
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What to watch for: free speech and the free press
Assessing the MAGA threat to the First Amendment
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November 2024

What to watch for: The weaponization of government
Part One in a series on the biggest threats posed by a second Trump term
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A chat with John Grisham
The prolific author talks about his new book, the innocence movement, and the long, slow road to reform
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The "broligarch" threat to criminal justice reform
Crime rates are falling, and criminal justice reform remains urgent and popular. But led by Elon Musk, a new generation of Republican megadonors are…
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Trump is still lying about crime
Crime is falling. But Donald Trump needs to scare you into voting for him. So he's lying.
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