Author: Brad Rourke
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The Trump Loyalty Question
More than 140 years after the Pendleton Act began dismantling the spoils system, nurses and firefighters applying for federal jobs are facing “loyalty tests,” being asked how they will help advance the president’ priorities. On Friday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop asking applicants for federal jobs a question that has so…
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Armed Man Rushes Candidate
Political violence does not have to succeed to erode a democracy. It needs only become ever more ordinary. On Sunday, an armed man rushed toward Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, as she campaigned at the Canfield Fair. Police say 38-year-old Patrick Havas pushed through the crowd toward Acton, knocking people down…
Notes To My Future Self 