If Republican primary voters can’t put the country first, it will be up to the rest of us.
2024 presidential election
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Protecting the Constitution from Trump
Insurrectionists are ineligible to serve without congressional amnesty. Here’s how states can enforce this.
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Dean Phillips’s Case for Primarying Joe Biden Makes No Sense
To lure a credible Democratic challenger into the race, the dissident Minnesota congressman misrepresents the polls and peddles superficial ageism.
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Will the Prosecution of Trump Have Terrible Consequences?
Maybe, but they’re likely to be far less terrible than if he wasn’t prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Why I’m Optimistic Trump Will Be Convicted
This is not a free speech case, a state-of-mind case, or a hard-to-win case, and it will likely be tried before the election.
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Oops! Ron DeSantis’s Economic Program and Critique Make the Case for Bidenomics
Most everything the Florida governor promises in his new plan—higher growth, more energy production, easing inequality—is already happening under the Democratic president.
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“The Jury is Not Going to Believe” Trump’s Defense in the January 6 Trial
Legal scholar Jennifer Taub on Trump’s chances of beating the January 6 charges, what Jack Smith did right, Merrick Garland did wrong, and the road from here.
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Don’t Expect Biden to Get Credit for the Economy Anytime Soon
Ask Clinton or Obama. Americans need to see their economic fortunes rise over a long period before they start thanking the president.
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Trump’s Free Speech Defense is Unlikely to Prevail
At his trial on January 6-related charges, the 45th president will argue that he was just exercising his free speech rights, but Smith’s indictment blocks any First Amendment path to acquittal.
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Should We Unite America Around Hatred of Rich Politicians?
Matt Lewis’s new book Filthy Rich Politicians will enrage both the left and the right. But is he too tough on our hard-working elected public servants?
