in the past several days, we can see how the GOP’s obsession with immigration has damaged its ability to function.
George H. W. Bush
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Is Ron DeSantis the Republican Michael Dukakis?
The Florida governor puffs up his record, falsely claiming a vast migration away from woke states.
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The Case for Bill Clinton’s Economic Record
No, progressives, the former president wasn’t some neoliberal corporatist helping the rich. Clinton delivered the strongest economy of the past half century and helped working families.
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Don’t Count Out An Infrastructure Bill Just Yet
History shows bipartisan negotiations over transportation legislation never moves quickly.
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Can Trump’s Pardons Be Reversed?
President Ulysses S. Grant did it, and George W. Bush, and the Constitution would seem to encourage it.
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What’s Wrong With One-Term Presidents?
Leave aside Donald Trump. For swaths of American history presidents being reelected was unusual. Maybe that’s not so bad.
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James Baker Stood For Multilateralism and Order. So Why Is He Voting For Donald Trump?
A new biography of the wise man also exposes the problem with Republicans who back Trump for taxes and judges.
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How George H.W. Bush Triumphed on Foreign Policy
The 41st president was better at ‘the vision thing’ than clever pundits realized.
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A Reckoning With Racism is Inevitable
It’s time for Democrats to do it on their own terms rather than always responding to Republicans.
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The Dawn of Donald’s Darkness
Are the president’s voters finally waking up to his elaborate con?
