You can understand the Trump administration better if you really believe undocumented migrants vote in large numbers and act in concert.
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Maine Voters, It’s Not Too Late to Save Democrats from Graham Platner
Weekend revelations of extramarital sexting and subsequent dissembling make nominating the untested oyster farmer riskier than ever.
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Tom Steyer’s Expensive Populist Bet
On the eve of California’s primary, the billionaire climate activist is trying to turn a campaign full of contradictions into a path to the governor’s mansion.
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Antisemitism—Left, Right, and Growing
Criticism of Israel and its conduct is fair game. Conspiratorial delusions about Zionism are not.
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If You Called for Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to be Expelled, Then You Should Impeach Donald Trump
Some Republicans claim they want to eradicate sexual misconduct from Washington. What will they say about the president’s retaliation against E. Jean Carroll?
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Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign
Democrats should unite behind Graham Platner if Maine’s Democratic voters pick him to run against Senator Susan Collins. But voters should make that choice first.
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Social Capital: Which U.S. Regions Are Bowling Alone?
You’ve probably heard of Bowling Alone, the hugely influential 2000 book diagnosing our country’s malaise by Robert Putnam, the Harvard University political scientist. In it, Putnam showed that Americans’ stock of social capital—the fabric of a community’s trust and cooperation—had been plummeting since the 1950s, and that its decline was harming our well-being, personal relationships, […]
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The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)
New polling shows not so much ideological division among Democrats but a lack of consensus about where the party should go.
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Be Thankful Barney Frank Wasn’t Pushed Out in 1989
The late great representative’s near political end in a sex scandal is a reminder of why Congress should pause before forcing members to resign.
