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Naming the Mechanism Is the Mechanism Now
By Fintan O'Toole

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Notes from the Emergency That Never Reaches the Patient

Emergency debates about the middle class never actually address the middle class, because the format exists to generate applause, not diagnosis.

By H.L. Mencken / 6 min read

Two men heroically debating the wallpaper pattern while the house burns down behind them.