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Hillbilly Eulogy

4 years 1 month ago
Today on TAP: Will Trump’s endorsement of J.D. Vance help Ohio’s hedge-fund hillbilly—or sink him?
Robert Kuttner

French President (Again) Calls For An End To Online Anonymity

4 years 2 months ago
A world leader not known for shying away from truly terrible ideas about speech and the internet is back at it again. A few years ago, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered, as Cathy Gellis put it, “a speech only an autocrat would love,” decrying pretty much everything that’s good and open about the internet while […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Agenda Premium 14

4 years 2 months ago
Agenda is a date-focused note-taking app for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS, which helps you plan and document your projects. Agenda gives you a complete picture of the past, present, and future, driving your projects forward. Whether you’re a business manager noting decisions in a meeting, a teacher planning next week’s lessons, or a blogger brainstorming […]
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Hartmann: The Perpetual Victimhood of Eric Greitens

4 years 2 months ago
Poor Eric Greitens. He’s being falsely accused by a woman again. As you might have heard, Sheena Chestnut Greitens has gone public with some accusations against her ex-husband, Eric Greitens, our disgraced ex-governor.
Ray Hartmann

Alton Man Reflects On Personal Acquaintance of Ekaterina Putin, Recent Developments

4 years 2 months ago
ELSAH - Tom Edwards, now of Alton, who spent over 12 years in Russia, is a former English teacher and personal acquaintance of Ekaterina Putin, Vladimir Putin's youngest legitimate daughter. This relationship with her father has brought her into the current news spotlight as a holder of Putin's personal wealth. Earlier this month, multiple nations, including the US, UK, EU, and Japan, imposed sanctions on Ekaterina and her sister, Maria. Tom doesn't agree with this decision, based on his experience associating with politically relevant individuals in Russia and spending much of his time staying caught up on world events and their influences, and he's brought an alternative perspective on how the issue could be better handled in the days going forward. "I attended the University of Illinois back in 2004-2006, and while I was there I was a part of the Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian studies department. I studied Russian language, literature, culture, and history, and I became

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