The NRA is a curious link between school shooting inaction and Russian collusion. Democrats need to go on the offensive and attack Trump where he’s weak.
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The GOP’s Hardline Immigration Policies Will Worsen the Gang Problem
Republican lawmakers want to ramp up deportations to curb gang violence. Here’s why that won’t actually make us any safer.
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Making America Unwelcoming to Immigrants
The Supreme Court says that even legal permanent immigrants can be detained indefinitely.
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Why Teachers Shouldn’t Be Security Officers
The plan to have teachers bring guns to school makes some intuitive sense, but it’s a horrible idea.
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Romney’s Senate Run Will Be a Comedy of Errors, Even if He Wins
Like his previous campaigns, Romney’s Senate bid will be gloriously degrading and morbidly funny.
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The Second Amendment Is an Anachronism
Almost every element that justified the Second Amendment when it was enacted is absent now.
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In the Trump Administration, the Polluters Are in Control
If one climate skeptic can’t win confirmation in the Senate, then Trump will try, try again.
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In the GOP Political Universe, Hypocrisy Has No Meaning or Consequence
Trump’s in-laws are benefiting from the immigration policies that he’s actively trying to deny other families.
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David Shulkin Failed Veterans Long Before His Travel Scandal
The secretary of veterans affairs, once a putative defender of government-provided veterans’ care, is no longer the hero he portrays himself to be.
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The GOP’s Dangerous Pattern of Putting Party Over Country
McConnell’s inaction while the Russians attacked the integrity of the presidential election is a feature of the modern Republican Party, not a bug.
