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Capitalism Hasn't Failed
But the election of Zohran the Gozerian as Mayor of NYC offers an insight into the reason so many young entrants to the workforce believe it has.
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Michael Smith
It's Game Day
For Republicans, that means a Saturday in the fall. For Democrats, that means every day ending in "y".
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Michael Smith
Ghostbusters and the NYC Ballot
People sure seem forever condemned to choose the form of their own destructor.
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Michael Smith
About Last Night
The New Democrats aren’t a phase - they’re a movement. If the GOP doesn't understand that, things are going to get worse - and fast.
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Michael Smith
Country Roads, Take Me Home
What can we learn from the populist revolt that led to the formation of the State of West Virginia in 1863?
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Michael Smith
Factions and the Carlson Conundrum
When you have been a conservative long enough, you know we can turn winning into losing at the drop of a hat.
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Michael Smith
Bowling for Soup
Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool 'Cause she's still preoccupied with 1985. Debbie must be a Reaganite conservative...
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Michael Smith
Self-Licking Ice Cream Cones
With the American left, the answer to their questions are often found in the questions themselves
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Michael Smith
The Rift
When a rift can't be healed or bridged, it must be destroyed.
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Michael Smith

October 2025

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