Thus, when you’re tempted to share a Politico article, please look instead for an article from a different source.

(Also, if you’re wondering, know that Axel Springer, the mass media company, has nothing to do with Springer, the science publisher (with the chess knight logo; it’s named after Julius Springer; it deserves criticism of its own, but a different kind.)

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    Ha. Actually I believe there are hundreds of thousands who do (and good for you!). It’s a great model IMO. Foundation status with an endowment, free to access and beg banners saying “Pay so that others don’t have to”. Of course, the quirky status was a bit of an accident of history.

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      There is a certain irony with my most trusted source of news (im an American) being a British publication.