In a rational Republican Party, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley would be frontrunners battling in South Carolina for the right to face President Joe Biden in November. Donald Trump, having lost by over 7 million votes as an incumbent in 2020 and facing multiple felony trials in 2024, would be out of the spotlight. As […]
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Follow David on Twitter @DavidOAtkins. David Atkins is a Washington Monthly contributing writer, activist, and research professional living in Santa Barbara as well as an elected DNC Member from California. He is president of The Pollux Group, a qualitative research firm.
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Conservatives Have Lost the Culture War
We live in the world of Taylor Swift and Barbie, not Elon Musk.
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Conspiracy Theories Have Helped Republicans—But They Can Doom Them, Too
The Republican Party’s insatiable appetite for absurdist notions can make it vulnerable to charismatic crackpots like RFK, Jr.
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America Needs a True Liberal Media
Our crisis of democracy is exacerbated by conservative misinformation. Time for a balanced media diet.
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A Trump Victory Would Create a Constitutional Crisis
If Republican primary voters can’t put the country first, it will be up to the rest of us.
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The Assault on Democracy Won’t Stop with Trump
A massive conservative effort to politicize federal agencies and law enforcement bodes ill no matter who wins the Republican presidential nomination or when the GOP retakes power, which they eventually will.
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Who’s Really in Charge of the GOP? (Hint: It’s Not Trump)
Rabidly conservative base voters are the tail wagging the very sick dog.
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Biden Should Not Cave to the Republican Hostage-Takers
Asserting the power to nullify the debt limit by using the 14th Amendment power or minting a trillion-dollar coin must be kept on the table.
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Conservative Judges Have Become Politicians
It’s time to admit it and act accordingly.
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Trump, DeSantis Say They Just Want Peace in Ukraine. Don’t Fall for It.
Like Charles Lindbergh and the original “America First” crowd, they love what the authoritarians are selling.
