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Is President Trump okay?

I asked the same question about Biden in 2021.
Friday edition

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The case for the Democratic Socialists of America.

What critics miss.
DSA
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The Sunday — September 13

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Greetings from Maine! The Tangle team spent the past week together in Maine. As a remote company,
The Sunday
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Your questions about 9/11, answered.

What have we learned since that fateful day?
9/11
A Tangle reader's dad on his police academy graduation day | Photo from Claudia Dimuro, edited by Candida Hall

The Sunday — September 6

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Suspension of the Rules. Isaac, Ari, and Kmele had a lot to talk about this week. Kmele
The Sunday
A stylized graphic of two dollar bills | Image: Aidan Gorman and Candida Hall

Not all billionaires are bad.

But should they exist?
Billionaire Tax
The I-75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shortly after initial construction was completed | Tennessee State Library and Archives, Wikipedia, edited by Ari Weitzman

The Sunday — August 30

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Editor’s Note: Last week, we ran a reader essay critical of the Sydney chapter of Chabad (and the organization at large) that included several large claims
The Sunday
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Have we no shame?

Against normalization culture.
Friday edition
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Do people really want Tangle?

Plus, you get to meet our latest hire.
Press Pass
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I was wrong about DOGE.

A full accounting of the initiative’s impact.
DOGE
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The Sunday — August 9

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Suspension of the Rules. This week, Audrey fills in for Editor-at-Large Kmele Foster to talk
The Sunday
Elementary school students pledge allegiance

I don’t pledge allegiance to the flag.

Because if I did, I wouldn’t mean it.
Pledge of Allegiance