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After Being Attacked by Trump, Georgia’s Republican Governor Tries Balancing Act
Brian Kemp, the bane of #MAGA Republicans, uses his big, state-of-the-state speech to find a way forward.
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It Turns Out That Deplatforming Works
But the public needs more power over social media.
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Trumpists Will Likely Win the War For Control of the GOP
At first glance it might seem that Donald Trump is on his way toward exile from the Republican Party’s base of power. The party already seems headed to an internal civil war, GOP Senators are openly speculating about voting to convict him in the upcoming impeachment trial, corporate donors are fleeing in droves, and his […]
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What Will Happen to QAnon After Biden’s Inauguration?
It’s not clear whether the cult will accept that they were conned—or whether more upheaval is ahead.
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Impeach Trump But Not for What He Said on January 6th
It’s chilling when my fellow liberals like Nancy Pelosi start talking about “incitement of insurrection,” a charge that’s been used against the Left and doesn’t apply here.
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How the 14th Amendment Can Bar Ex-Presidents from Office
A primer on Section 3, the Constitutional words everyone is talking about.
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Joe the Centrist? Biden’s Family Assistance Plan is Really Bold.
His $1.9 trillion Covid stimulus plan includes a big child tax credit reportedly delivered in a radically new way.
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Why So Many Republicans Cling to Trump
Ben Shapiro got part of it right. A toxic mix of status anxiety, persecution fears, and echoes of the Civil War helps explain why they follow Trump into the abyss.
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To No One’s Surprise, Trump Is Still Lying
In a video made after he was impeached again, the president told lies of both commission and omission.
