He’s not all sound and fury. Behind the bluster, he has a considered path to autocracy.
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Is the Durham October Surprise Fizzling?
Conflicting reports indicate that there might be dissension in the ranks of those conducting the investigation.
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Hillary Was Leading in Pennsylvania. What’s Different This Time?
In 2020, Trump is more of a known quantity and he’s facing a better-liked opponent.
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From Wellstone to Weeks: The Gonzo Election in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District
How the death of a third party candidate threw an otherwise stable race into chaos.
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Biden Isn’t “Sleepy” and He’s a Pretty Good Debater
Just ask Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin. But Trump craziness and bad moderating are a lot to overcome
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Whoever Owns Trump’s Enormous Debts Could Be Running the Country
At long last, the New York Times has the president’s tax records.
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Opposition to Barrett Is Not Anti-Catholic. It’s Anti-Extremist and Anti-Fundamentalist.
Even before President Trump had officially announced his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, conservatives already had their talking points in order: all opposition to the nominee would be cast as “anti-Catholic” bigotry. Conservative columnists were already proclaiming that anti-Catholic bias from the left would doom Democrats in the next election. In […]
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Trump Isn’t Trying to Win. Cheating Is All He Has Left.
The 2020 presidential election is historically unprecedented for many reasons: polarization unprecedented in the modern era, a pandemic preventing many traditional forms of politicking, and an 11th hour Supreme Court fight, just to name a few. But one of the most remarkable features of this election is that the incumbent president is trailing substantially by […]
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Stare Decisis Problem—And Ours
She respects precedent less than Antonin Scalia, meaning she’s ready to join Clarence Thomas and start taking a hammer to long standing decisions
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Trump Is Hurting America and Democracy by Letting China Take the Lead on Climate Change
Every day in the Trump administration brings such new immediate outrages and crises that must be addressed in the short term, that it can be difficult to maintain focus on the long-term damage it is doing to America and the world. That said, since no amount of journalism seems to be making a dent in […]
