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Anthony Caplan
Sep 29, 2025
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When you are drowning and somebody on board tosses you a line, you don’t question their motivation. You don’t care about their personal qualifications.You grab the rope because it’s your one chance to not die.

That’s how I see Americans in their desperation to save democracy. We’re willing to trust anybody who has the temerity to stand up to the absurd …

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