In his all but certain presidential run, the California governor will be haunted by his noble pledge to provide permanent housing for the homeless, and his failure to give them temporary shelter.
Michael Dukakis
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The Civil Vice-Presidential Debate Gave America a Glimpse of a Future Without Trump
J.D. Vance lied as readily as Donald Trump. But his civil approach to Tuesday’s debate could encourage undecided voters to close the book on the demagogic Trump era.
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How Will Biden Pass the Baton at the Democratic Convention?
How Will Biden Pass the Baton at the Democratic Convention? I helped write Bill Clinton’s 2000 convention speech for Al Gore. Here’s how the president can make his ode to Harris sing.
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The Irrepressible Walter Shapiro
The Irrepressible Walter Shapiro.
A reporter who was cutting without being snarky, and sincere without being corny, my late friend pulled off a balancing act for 50 years that made him one of the great political journalists of our time.
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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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Trumpism Before Trump
How a small group of reactionaries hijacked the Republican Party—decades before the 2016 election.
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The Republicans Are All Michael Dukakis Now
They let Trump off the hook. Now, they’re saddled with the consequences of everything else he does.
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Post-Trump, the GOP Will Spend Some Time in the Wilderness
The Republican Party’s weaknesses are deeper than Donald Trump.
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If Andrew Gillum Makes History, One Floridian Won’t Be There to See It
If Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeats Rep. Ron DeSantis to become Florida’s next Governor on November 6, it will be an embarrassing defeat for Donald Trump and the Fox News fiends supporting the Republican’s campaign. It will be a tremendous victory for Sen. Bernie Sanders and those who have persuasively argued that the Democratic Party […]
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The Perversity of Pruitt
30 years ago today, in a New Hampshire campaign appearance, Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis declared, “We need someone in the White House who understands that America should be the leader on international environmental questions.” Had Dukakis—who denounced Republican opponent George H. W. Bush as “a charter member of the environmental wrecking crew that went […]
