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- Listen now | On Tuesday, GOP voters in Florida's 7th Congressional District have a chance to send a legit badass to Congress. They should take it.
- The appeal of the Bush-era martyr and cuckold complex in politics.
- My question, "Do You Know What Time It Is?" has become a catch-phrase in American politics. Get shirts, tank tops and other merch from the store now.
- Knowing what the end product of a journalist’s effort will look like can guide how to deal with him or her–and how to leverage that insight into a communications victory (or even a strategic draw).
- The living legend of Brazilian music turns 80 alongside Paul McCartney. Two career-spanning Spotify playlists included.
- Listen now | Catching up with the author of his forthcoming tenth book, "We'll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America."
- Watch now (11 min) | Talking to Carl Benjamin about how conservatives are always looking for someone on the Left to validate them or their views—and how it needs to stop.
- The DOJ seems irreparably corrupt and politicized. But the extent to which he’s been protected—and the reasons why—can provide some lessons.
- A celebration of the most joyous and addictive musical manifesto of all time.
- As a Qatari agent of influence, it's difficult to be more obvious than former CENTCOM Commander and Brookings President Gen. John Allen.
- Speech at CPAC Budapest about Hungary's insistence on its own particularity. Plus: Two early '80s Djavan records that somehow sound both dated and absolutely genius.
- Two early '80s Djavan records that somehow sound both dated and absolutely genius.
- Even as the US touts its efforts to punish Moscow with harsh economic sanctions, it might be time for a reevaluation. Plus: Two of Jorge Ben's early 70s absolute must-hear classics.
- Two of Jorge Ben's early 70s absolute must-hear classics.
- Listen now | The Plus: John Coltrane's "Sheets of Sound" Lullaby.
- Western oligarchs funded an ecosystem of influence in order to pull Ukraine into Europe, setting it on a collision course with Russia. Plus: Epic shredding from McLaughlin, DiMeola and DeLucia.
- Epic flamenco-inspired shredding from McLaughlin, DiMeola and DeLucia.
- Listen now | Plus: Elvin Jones steals the spotlight on McCoy Tyner's classic "Passion Dance."
- As “whiteness” becomes code for “evil,” many Jews are understandably—but misguidedly—fleeing the label. Plus: Wayne Shorter's killer Blue Note album, "The Soothsayer."
- The greatest living jazz composer's classic work remained in the vaults until 1979.