* A lot of people have speculated that Donald Trump doesn’t really want to be president. Sarah Ellison reports that he might have another motive for this whole charade. Trump is indeed considering creating his own media business, built on the audience that has supported him thus far in his bid to become the next […]
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Eye on the Sparrow
Earlier this year, I noted that the rise of Donald Trump “must shatter the hearts of progressives of faith in particular. After all, the success of the Trump campaign is a sign that America is in a state of spiritual crisis. The legions backing Trump have obviously abandoned the values of tolerance, civility, kindness, decency, […]
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Will No One Defend White Supremacy?
Recognizing racism shouldn’t require great political courage.
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What Binds Ryan’s Post-Truth Agenda to Trump’s Post-Policy Politics: Racism
Personally, I’ve never found the dichotomy of establishment vs insurgency to be a very helpful way of understanding what is going on in the Republican Party right now. Another way of looking at the tension is to frame it as a difference between being post-truth and post-policy. Prior to 2008, David Roberts described the post-truth […]
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“Out of Left Field”
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan’s response to Donald Trump’s racist attacks on U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel: Trump comments on Judge Curiel “out of left field .. i completely disagree w/the thinking behind that.” – Paul Ryan on radio just now — Jon Ward (@jonward11) June 3, 2016 Out of left field? Really? Here is […]
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Quick Takes
* Hillary Clinton gave an important speech today on national security. I highly recommend that you watch the video and/or read the transcript. She focused a lot on the danger Donald Trump would pose as Commander-in-Chief. So it really matters that Donald Trump says things that go against our deepest-held values. It matters when he […]
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The GOP Meltdown Continues: Sarah Palin and Tax the Rich Edition
No sooner do Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan go after each other, than Sarah Palin gets into the mix: Sarah Palin will work to defeat House Speaker Paul Ryan by backing his primary opponent in Wisconsin, the former Alaska governor told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Palin said in an interview that airs Sunday on “State of […]
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This is What a Landslide Election Looks Like
It’s not too strong to say that Jeb Bush and the dynasty he represents were humiliated by Donald Trump, so it’s really not a surprise that neither his father nor his brother will be making the trek to Cleveland to watch The Donald’s coronation as the head of the party. In retrospect, Jeb probably wishes […]
