GOP wins in battle over government health care
Eduardo Porter argues that the Republican push to cut Medicaid and Medicare marks a major shift in U.S. health policy. He notes decades of guarded protections for health programs, the ACA expansions, and recent cuts under Trump and their potential to upend America’s social safety net.
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George W. Bush
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America
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
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John McCain
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Joe Biden
Bill Clinton
Bill Trump
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United States
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In David's Wake examines pandemic policy failures
The book by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee argues the Covid response exposed intellectual malpractice and authoritarian impulses across government science and media. It critiques emergency powers misused during the crisis, the suppression of dissent, and unequal impacts on essential workers, families and students. George Will weighs in on the analysis.
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Princeton
Stephen Macedo
Frances Lee
David
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Liberal Democracy
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Lee
Macedo and Lee
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Georgia
David Halberstam
Vietnam
The Case of Every Consumer v Gazillionaire Open Packaging
A playful courtroom fantasy argues consumer havoc from hard to open packaging. It cites a 2000 newsletter noting clamshells and other designs require tools and expose sharp edges, risking injury and consumer outrage.
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America
B.J. Gazillionaire
E.J. Gazillionaire
E.Z. Open Packaging Company
American Bar Association
John Grisham
Homeland Security
Almanac July 14 2025 highlights and birthdays
This Almanac notes the 195th day of 2025 and summer day 25. It lists notable birthdays including Jane Lynch, Gustav Klimt, Woody Guthrie, Gerald Ford, Ingmar Bergman, and Conor McGregor. It cites NASA’s New Horizons distance, 1999 WNBA All-Star result, a Guthrie quote, Klimt auction record, and the moon phase.
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Rosey Grier
Jane Lynch
Brian Selznick
Darrelle Revis
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Conor McGregor
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