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Anthony L. Fisher

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Anthony L. Fisher is a former senior opinion editor and a columnist for The Daily Beast. He also writes the “Calling Balls and Strikes” newsletter on Substack. Prior to the Beast, he was a politics and culture columnist for Business Insider, where he had previously served as politics editor. In both 2016 and 2017, he won Southern California Journalism Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club for investigative reporting on criminal justice.

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GOOD BOY, DON

Here’s Why Putin Loved the Biden/Trump Debate

The Russian leader’s poodle, Donald Trump, confidently sold his authoritarian policies and talking points.

David Rothkopf

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WTF WAS THAT?

Biden’s Re-Election Is Doomed by Disastrous Debate

There’s almost no chance the president tries to debate Trump again, and Dems might be better off if he just quit.

Matt Lewis

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Joe Biden looking in a mirror
FACE/OFF

Face It, the Way Biden and Trump Look Matters to Voters

Sexism lets men age in public while women are scorned, but ageism comes for everyone eventually.

Jill Filipovic

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ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE

Donald Trump’s Unverified but Not Impossible VP Short List

Rubio, Vance, Burgum? Snooze. Here’s six veep contenders Trump really wants.

Claude Knobler

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COMEDY > WONKERY

Candidates Who Are Actually Funny Usually Win Debates

Forget about typical debate prep, Biden and Trump’s advisers should be helping them make American voters laugh.

Liz Mair

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A judge’s gavel over MAGA supporters holding their phones
WOMP WOMP

SCOTUS to MAGA: Your Social Media Conspiracy Dreams Are Bunk

The Intellectual Dark Web’s twisted “Twitter Files” fantasy has ended with a thud.

Jay Michaelson

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ON WITH THE SHOW

We Know the Debate Is Total Bullshit, but We’ll Watch Anyway

No one’s minds will be changed by this silly spectacle, so we’ll just have to enjoy the dark comedy of it all.

Michael Ian Black

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SQUAD OWN-GOALS

Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat Is a Fatal Blow to Anti-Israel Left

The first “Squad” member to be kicked out of office by his party proves real progressives reject antisemitism.

Amanda Berman

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TIRED OF ALL THIS LOSING

Trump’s Debate Prep Is Whining and Making Stuff Up

The ex-president is on a long losing streak, and he needs his followers to believe it’s everyone’s fault but his own.

Matt Lewis

A photo illustration of Ronald Reagan and Joe Biden
C’MON, MAN

Biden’s Aging Is Treated Much More Harshly Than Reagan’s Was

The 81-year-old president has a grueling schedule and there’s no evidence of cognitive decline. Compare that to the 40th president, who was fading at a much younger age.

Eleanor Clift

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