The former president has already mutated the GOP’s DNA. Now, he’s upending the Libertarian Party.
Bill Scher
Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. He is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the cohost of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ.
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