“Liberalism always finds itself beleaguered at a moment of radical polarization,” journalist and historian James Traub writes in his deft and thoughtful biography of Hubert Humphrey to be published next month. While the right wing has organized around the destruction of liberalism and the far left denounces liberals as gutless sellouts, Traub argues that studying […]
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A dearth of high-quality publicly available polling means campaigns and their allies can release lesser surveys to shape their raves.
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Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”
The president’s insisting that his Arc de Trump fulfills a Congressional vision for the space. Not really.
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Whitewashing History
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Platner’s Conspiracy-Laden, Bitter Farewell
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Graham Platner and the Working-Class Fetish
This bloc won’t be wooed by cosplay and pandering.
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What Makes Sam Alito So Angry?
Irked by liberals from Princeton to Yale and the Justice Department to the Supreme Court, the conservative jurist finishes another term unbowed.
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If Graham Platner Won’t Quit, Democrats Need to Quit Him
The party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind a Senate nominee accused of rape.
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