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Markets seem to be slowly discovering what close Trump watchers have known for years. Better late than never.

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The Market Is Discovering Trump May Be Crazy
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This is the best obit you will read about Francis. Subscribe to the Pillar if you want the best conclave coverage in the English language.

Pope Francis is dead at 88
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This week on Across the Movie Aisle,

and I are joined by , who is sitting in for the on-vacation Alyssa, to talk SINNERS. It's a good movie! And a good episode.

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An All-'Sinners' Episode
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Convicted Cardinal Becciu claims conclave voting rights; Vatican said ‘no’
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New from me at

: The right wages war on “suicidal empathy,” with a misogynistic slant. Do you know who else railed against supposedly misplaced empathy or compassion? Just about every totalitarian leader

The Bizarre Right-Wing War on…Empathy?

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All right, I have a long newsletter for you this morning, weighing in on some recent debates among Democrats. It covers a lot of ground, and it’s one of those times when I’m going to play the Read-The-Whole-Thing-In-Context Card rather than give you a snappy summary.

Defending democracy is easier when you listen to voters
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The Rise of the Disappointing Duet

A second duet with Paul seemed like a sure thing after MJ hadn’t had a record out in a couple of years, an eternity in the music business back then. A hedge against the album somehow flopping or the pop audience rejecting his new material. A quaint notion in the wake of Thriller’s subsequent worldwide domination, I know.

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