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In today's newsletter, I dive into the IG report -- a document that is hardly the exoneration that many people claim. I also dip into the conservative porn wars. Ban? Nope. Zone? Yes. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-good-bad…
Was James Comey's triumphant tweet after the IG report was released a proper response? frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-good-bad…
Regarding this weekend's porn debate, let's take a page from the recent past. Remember zoning: frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-good-bad…
But banning? I'm unconvinced. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-good-bad…
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Right-wing populism is in bed with too many racists, and so long as it gives aid and comfort (including on Fox prime time) to some of the worst voices in American life, it’s doomed ultimately to fail. And it will richly deserve that demise when it comes. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/right-wing-p…
Even setting aside justice, morality, and national unity, it's just math. Right-wing populists repel (sometimes on purpose!) educated voters, but without black and Hispanic allies, there just aren't enough votes out there to sustain a movement. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/right-wing-p…
But try to seriously explore the race problem in right-wing populism. Just try it. The mandarins of populist political correctness will come down on you like a ton of bricks. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/right-wing-p…
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Stop “vulture capitalism,” vote for the guy who started Trump University.

Re-start the war on porn, vote for the guy who appeared in Playboy videos.

Outside the conservative bubble, none of this makes much sense: frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/common-good-…
Balancing the serious and the fun, I also defend myself against @JonahDispatch’s reckless pop culture aggression by making the comprehensive case for DC over Marvel, including restating the argument for Aquaman. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/common-good-…
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Today's newsletter -- Trump's EO on anti-Semitism is a good concept, with flawed execution. Yes, include anti-Semitism in Title VI, but shed the guidance that directly implicates constitutionally-protected speech: frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-promise-…
The EO can and should strike a better balance on speech:
frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-promise-…
Regarding Trump's border wall, Congress made a specific appropriation, and Trump can't expand that appropriation by twisting inapplicable statutes. The judge made the right call to block wall funding: frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-promise-…
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