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The GOP's main voter bloc is shrinking
The Explainer The electorate is shifting — and not in the Republican Party's favor
By David Faris Published
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Catholic bishops are making American Catholicism a single-issue religion
The Explainer Does the Catholic Church care about anything other than abortion?
By Peter Weber Published
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Republicans might be right this time about inflation
The Explainer They're trying to rain on Biden's parade. That doesn't mean their concerns aren't legitimate.
By James Pethokoukis Published
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Vaccine incentives don't need to convince everyone
The Explainer Free beer and baseball tickets probably won't sway hardcore anti-vaxxers. That's fine.
By Jeva Lange Published
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Biden's free daycare plan isn't what Americans really want
The Explainer Subsidies for one parent to stay home are vastly more popular than free daycare
By Bonnie Kristian Published
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The Oscars finale was a heartless disaster
The Explainer A calculated attempt at emotional manipulation goes very wrong
By Jeva Lange Last updated
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The death of cities was greatly exaggerated
The Explainer Why the pandemic predictions about urban flight were wrong
By David Faris Published
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How to vaccinate the anti-vaxxers
The Explainer Instead of blaming people for not doing the right thing, let's focus on eliminating the obstacles to vaccination that still remain
By Noah Millman Published
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The surprising deliberation of Court TV
The Explainer The network is once again granting a murder trial "gavel-to-gavel" coverage — and it seems to have learned a thing or two
By Jeva Lange Published
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The Mexican American political moment is here
The Explainer Why both parties may finally start taking the 37 million-strong constituency seriously
By Eric Garcia Published
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The post-Roe abortion fight has already begun
The Explainer A victory for abortion rights in New Mexico challenges assumptions — and points a way forward
By Clare Busch Published
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Which states best handled the pandemic? There's no clear answer.
The Explainer Each state took a different approach. None of them were a silver bullet.
By David Faris Published
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Will COVID-19 wind up saving lives?
The Explainer By spurring vaccine development, the pandemic is one crisis that hasn’t gone to waste
By Noah Millman Last updated
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Most awkward awards show ever?
The Explainer The best, worst, and most shocking moments from a chaotic Golden Globes
By Brendan Morrow Published
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