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America is a country, not a continent
Latin Americans do not get to correct us in our own language.
Mar 8
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Andrew Doris
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America is a country, not a continent
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February 2025
Liberals are not responsible for the right going off the deep end
I lean libertarian and watched it all happen. MAGA went crazy because they wanted to.
Feb 27
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Andrew Doris
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Liberals are not responsible for the right going off the deep end
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A level playing field is the equality we agree on
How a moderate position on DEI compares to what’s happening now.
Feb 20
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Andrew Doris
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DEI overreached, but not nearly as much as its critics
Some patient refereeing of a histrionic debate. Until the end, where I get less patient.
Feb 14
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Andrew Doris
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DEI overreached, but not nearly as much as its critics
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Does Trump show effective altruists were wrong to prioritize overseas charity?
The importance of a problem does not mean everyone should focus on it.
Feb 6
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Andrew Doris
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Does Trump show effective altruists were wrong to prioritize overseas charity?
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January 2025
Birthright citizenship is a litmus test for charlatans
There is no intelligent argument for Trump's frontal assault on the Constitution.
Jan 30
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Andrew Doris
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Birthright citizenship is a litmus test for charlatans
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What we've got here is a failure to prioritize
Biden’s most forgotten crime, as a metaphor for his foreign policy
Jan 23
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Andrew Doris
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What we've got here is a failure to prioritize
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A more plausible story for how U.S. healthcare got so messed up
And a plea to sit with complexity.
Jan 18
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Andrew Doris
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A more plausible story for how U.S. healthcare got so messed up
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Profit is not the problem with American healthcare
Health insurance companies are closer to scapegoats than murderers.
Jan 17
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Andrew Doris
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There is no “late-stage" capitalism
Capitalism does not progress through predictable stages, is not nearing collapse, and is an overbroad boogeyman for complicated problems.
Jan 6
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Andrew Doris
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There is no “late-stage" capitalism
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December 2024
My best writing of 2024
Six posts I'm proud of
Dec 30, 2024
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Andrew Doris
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Move past the progressive v. moderate framing
Voters thought Democrats were too… both. Today's elections are less about policy than authenticity and reading the room.
Dec 16, 2024
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Andrew Doris
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