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How To Win Re-Election Even When Everyone Hates Your Handling of the Economy
If Gray Davis could get re-elected, so can Joe Biden
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The Price Level Doesn't Fall
Pundits say Joe Biden needs to bring back lower prices. That never happens. But he could show more that he cares about inflation.
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Josh Barro
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This Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Can Colleges Be Changed?
Plus: Should I tell my friend that I'm offended by her statements about Israel?
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Section Guy Runs For President
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Gavin Newsom Is Gross and Embarrassing and Will Never Be President
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The Kennedys Were Always Bad
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Identity Politics Meets College Politics With Predictably Stupid, Immoral Results
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Are There Any Adults at the Washington Post?
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Identity Politics Meets College Politics With Predictably Stupid, Immoral Results
An unimportant story from Berkeley helps us understand an important one unfolding at universities around the country
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Josh Barro
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This Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Growth Is Up; Why Are Stocks Down?
Plus: Dressing for the company tailgate, and does Josh still think Gavin Newsom is gross and embarrassing?
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Josh Barro
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Does The House Need a Speaker?
Not for a month, and maybe not for the rest of this Congress. Plus: Kamala Harris thinks politics is beneath her.
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Josh Barro
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Ozempic Is Obviously Good For Business
This drug is going to have huge benefits for health, well-being and the economy. Why the weird fixation on ways it could reduce corporate profits?
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Josh Barro
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Republicans Should Stop Expecting Democrats to Fix Their Problems, Speaker Edition
As Rep. Tom McClintock noted, it would have been "political malpractice" for Democrats to save Kevin McCarthy
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Josh Barro
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Two Kinds of Inflation
High consumer prices are the ultimate reason we're facing a close Trump-Biden rematch; media outlets are too quick to repeat inflated statistics from…
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Josh Barro
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On Abortion, Donald Trump Is Doing the Republican Equivalent of Hippie Punching
And hippie punching wins elections. Joe Biden should try it!
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