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Are minorities voting increasingly like normies?

Not everything significant politically is happening just in the target states. “Never seen anything like this in thirty years,” said California Republican consultant Mike Madrid in an X post, referencing the sharp increase in Republican registration among California’s minority voters, ...

Must we feel sorry for those who believe MAGA?

The tricks Donald Trump tried to play on the recent hurricane victims were beyond depraved. Here were people suffering major losses, their lives stopped in a hellscape of tattered roofs, ruined possessions and, in some cases, a pile of debris where their home once stood. And there was Trump ...

The secret mission of ‘Culinary Class Wars’ on Netflix: Find yourself

The last thing I expected while watching a Korean cooking TV show was to confront my childhood feelings about my Greek heritage, but that’s exactly what happened. That I settled on “Culinary Class Wars” on Netflix was no surprise. I’m a sucker for reality cooking competitions, ...

Candidates offer vibes instead of plans

I asked my husband the other day how the vice presidential debate went. Because I no longer subject myself to torturous events that have absolutely no bearing on my life, I hadn’t watched. “Not good,” he said. He was worried that J.D. Vance’s smooth performance against Tim Walz ...

Trump is making Americans meaner

When a natural disaster strikes anywhere in the United States, Americans spring into action to help. I live in Virginia, which was mostly spared from Helene’s wrath, but within hours, I was seeing messages that teams of rescuers from Maryland, Virginia and other jurisdictions were rushing aid ...

We all can help stop political violence

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” — Mahatma Gandhi By far, the last couple presidential elections have been the most violent of my lifetime. And it’s only getting worse. On Sept. 15, the Secret ...