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A muted television glows in the next room while a long dinner table sits mid-course, wine poured, plates half-finished, chairs partly empty.
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The President Said We Would ‘Own’ Gaza, and the Dinner Party Kept Passing the Salad

Margaret Thorne -
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A darkened government office monitor glowing with a 404 error page beside stacks of paper folders and an abandoned coffee cup
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What We Delete When We Delete a Webpage

Margaret Thorne -
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An empty hotel ballroom after a political convention, with folding chairs askew and deflated balloons on the carpet near an unattended podium.
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Ken Martin and the Permanent Rearranging of the Same Fourteen Chairs

Margaret Thorne -
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A quiet Georgetown dining table at dusk with a folded newspaper, a wine glass, and a silenced phone beside a map of South America.
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Just Asking: When Did American Foreign Policy Become Something You Wrap Up Between Brunch and the Second Half of the Eagles Game?

Margaret Thorne -
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An empty Senate hearing room at dusk with papers and a water glass left on the dais.
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Just Asking: If the Bar for Running the Pentagon Is Now a Weekend Cable Hit and One Vice Presidential Tiebreaker, What Was the Bar Before?

Margaret Thorne -
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A shadowed federal archive room with one filing cabinet drawer pulled open, revealing redacted folders under a single warm desk lamp.
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Just Asking: If the Files Were Always Going to Come Out on a Tuesday, Why Did Three Generations Have to Die Wondering?

Margaret Thorne -
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Just Asking: Is There a Costco for Clemency Now, or Did We Just Invent One on Monday Afternoon?

Margaret Thorne -
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A glass of bright pink liquid glowing under candlelight on a dark dinner table beside a slice of pink-frosted cake
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Just Asking: If Red No. 3 Was a Carcinogen in 1990, What Exactly Have We Been Eating for Thirty-Five Years?

Margaret Thorne -
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An empty cathedral pew with a folded funeral program in cold winter light
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Just Asking: Why Did Washington Suddenly Remember It Knew Jimmy Carter?

Margaret Thorne -
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