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Let Joe go
May 20, 2025

Let Joe go

I'm sorry he's having a rough time. The rest of us have to move on.

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Jonathan M. Katz
Hypocrisy's vectors
May 12, 2025

Hypocrisy's vectors

Trump's gifts from Qatar, asylum for Boers, persecuting speech and more

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Jonathan M. Katz
The endgame for Gaza begins
May 05, 2025

The endgame for Gaza begins

A look back and forward

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Jonathan M. Katz
A plot so lost it may never be found
Apr 25, 2025

A plot so lost it may never be found

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Jonathan M. Katz
From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?
Apr 18, 2025

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

An interview slightly ahead of its time

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Jonathan M. Katz
We're in it now
Apr 15, 2025

We're in it now

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Jonathan M. Katz
Are we having fun yet?
Apr 04, 2025

Are we having fun yet?

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Jonathan M. Katz
The disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil is a trial run
Mar 11, 2025

The disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil is a trial run

They think they've found a wedge, and they're going to use it

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Jonathan M. Katz
Man, proud man
Mar 06, 2025

Man, proud man

Dress'd in a little brief authority

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Jonathan M. Katz
A constant struggle
Feb 28, 2025

A constant struggle

Some help keeping track of recent events

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Jonathan M. Katz
What everyone gets wrong about Weimar
Feb 21, 2025

What everyone gets wrong about Weimar

Speech wasn't so free. But that's only half the story.

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Jonathan M. Katz
What JD Vance meant by 'free speech'
Feb 20, 2025

What JD Vance meant by 'free speech'

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Jonathan M. Katz
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