Voters should be thrilled by the sight of Democrats standing up, unafraid and unapologetic, for basic morality and simple justice.
D.R. Tucker
D. R. Tucker is a Massachusetts-based journalist who has served as the weekend contributor for the Washington Monthly since May 2014. He has also written for the Huffington Post, the Washington Spectator, the Metrowest Daily News, investigative journalist Brad Friedman's Brad Blog and environmental journalist Peter Sinclair's Climate Crocks.
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If You Believe Families Belong Together, You’re Going to Have to Vote in November
Rallies are good. Voting is better.
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How to Make the Children Whole
Ensuring that the immigrant children and families violated by Trump’s viciousness are compensated for their suffering must be a priority for Democrats.
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Strike Force: A New Low in Trump’s War on the Press Corps
Why shouldn’t the Fourth Estate intensify its scrutiny of this administration, bearing down on its abuses and scandals?
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Living in the Past: What Candidates Believed in College Isn’t Relevant Today
What, exactly, is gained by digging through the garbage can of the past? Aren’t people allowed to grow and learn?
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Celebrity Heft Match: Do Democrats Really Need Their Own Trump?
The Democratic Party, as an institution, generally doesn’t support the idea that the presidency should be an entry-level position.
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The Unsinkable Scott Pruitt?
The right doesn’t care how many people will be harmed by Pruitt’s actions as EPA Administrator.
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Has No Sense of Humor
When it comes to publications that want to suck up to Trump, it’s time to turn the page.
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Trump’s Voters Separated the Families. They’ll Never Apologize for Doing So.
What rational and compassionate Americans view as ugly, they view as beautiful.
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No, Bill Maher, A Recession Wouldn’t Guarantee a Trump Loss in 2020
One wonders if HBO’s tolerance for Maher’s mutterings will eventually run thin.
