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Editorial: GOP economics still reveres the disproven 'Laffer curve.' Why can't they learn?

Arthur Laffer, the Reagan-era guru of trickle-down economics, was unchastened by the deficit explosion back then, which effectively disproved his theory that cutting taxes on the rich would increase government tax revenue. According to a recent Washington Post writeup, Laffer continues to be unchastened now, even as Britain reels from…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The case for American Psycho: why this controversial book (sold here in shrink wrap) still matters

“I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.” That’s the novelist J.G. Ballard, explaining why he wrote what is arguably the most important novel of the 1970s, the scandalous Crash.

The Conversation

Doyle McManus: Is Joe Biden fatally stubborn — or virtuously tenacious?

Sunday was Joe Biden's 80th birthday. Our first octogenarian president is two years older than Ronald Reagan was when his presidency ended in 1989.

Los Angeles Times

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Biden, turning 80, faces an age-old question: How old is too old to be president?

President Biden is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday. The oldest president to serve, he's contemplating whether to make good on his intention to run for a second term.

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Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’

From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme

The Guardian - UK

California Democratic Rep. Porter reelected after tough race

Democratic Rep. Katie Porter has survived a bitter reelection fight in Southern California

The Independent UK

Fact check: Four big lies that Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement

The former president’s loose relationship with the truth continues

The Independent UK

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Four big lies that Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement

The former president’s loose relationship with the truth continues

The Independent UK

Real life Jerry Maguire opens up on Ronald Reagan launching his NFL career

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary sports agent - and inspiration for Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire - Leigh Steinberg spoke to Mirror Sportabout how his career was influenced by US president Ronald Reagan

Daily Mirror

Robert Heinlein's Dream of Private Space Travel Is Coming True

A new generation of companies has made space travel affordable.

Reason

It’s time for the Democrats to move past Donald Trump

As long as the Democrats wage war on Trump, they avoid the more important work of building a New Deal-style majority

The Guardian - US

Film show: A return to 'Wakanda'

After the spectacular box office figures generated by “Black Panther” in 2018, the Marvel hit machine is hoping for similar success with its sequel “Wakanda Forever”. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the franchise’s reach and the consequences for the industry overall. We also discuss “Riposte Féministe”, the…

France 24

Beto O’Rourke has lost three races in four years. Is his political career over?

He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.

The Texas Tribune

South Carolina Gov. McMaster wins reelection against Democrat Cunningham to serve second 4-year term

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster won reelection Tuesday to a second four-year term as South Carolina’s chief executive, a historic win that puts the Columbia Republican on track to become the longest-serving governor in state history.

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France 24

Five Senate races to watch: Catherine Cortez Masto vs Adam Laxalt in Nevada

Catherine Cortez Masto has the dubious honor of being considered the Democrats’ most vulnerable senator in the 2022 midterms, facing off a challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general.

The Guardian - US

Only the Strong review: Tom Cotton as hawk … too chicken to take on Trump?

The Arkansas senator’s book may be a calling card for 2024 but he must know he is highly unlikely to be the next GOP nominee

Salon

Rap, Reagan and the 1980s

Numerous rap songs criticize the Reagan administration for its complicity in the illicit drug trade

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Armageddon Time’: Story of a volatile boyhood is often likable, but the boy isn’t

Highly personal period piece suffers from a sometimes bratty hero and some heavy-handed messaging.

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The Conversation

A new wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired by Trump

After two former girlfriends accused Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican Senate nominee and former football star, of pressuring them to get abortions, and giving them money for the procedures, Walker’s standing with conservative voters would have been expected to dip.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s do as I say, not as I do’: the lurid fall of evangelical pariah Jerry Falwell Jr

The catastrophic descent of the man who put his religious sway behind Donald Trump is explored in a new Hulu documentary

The Guardian - UK

Tammy Faye: A New Musical review – Elton John’s hymn to biblical kitsch

Songs belt out deliriously in this romp through rise and fall of the Bakker televangelists and latterday gay icons – so thick and fast the James Graham script and Jake Shears lyrics are sometimes overwhelmed by glitz

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Britain's prime minister followed the GOP's economic plan. She lost her job in record time

Fox Business talking head Larry Kudlow was over the moon on Sept. 23.

The Conversation

Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Salon

Dems should be nervous about Kari Lake

"She is more likely than not to win her race for governor of Arizona," says conservative Rich Lowry

Reason

Netflix Teams Up With the Obamas To Produce Big Government Propaganda

The G Word, a new documentary, only occasionally covers serious issues. But it opts not to do honest reporting.

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