Contrary to what you’ve heard, Critical Race Theory, born at academic conferences, values diversity and healing. It does not mean what Republicans say it means.
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Missouri Republicans Knowingly Backed an Alleged Child Sex Abuser
There Should Be Accountability.
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As CPAC Goes, So Goes the GOP. And It’s Not Looking Good.
Over the last decade, there’s been no greater preview into the party’s direction than the annual conservative confab.
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The Death of the Republican Establishment
With Senator Rob Portman’s retirement, the more genteel, northern wing of the GOP keeps shrinking.
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An Impeachment Trial Is Less About Trump and More About White Supremacy
The Republicans worry that they cannot win without Trump’s base, but they may not be able to win with it.
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After Being Attacked by Trump, Georgia’s Republican Governor Tries Balancing Act
Brian Kemp, the bane of #MAGA Republicans, uses his big, state-of-the-state speech to find a way forward.
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Why So Many Republicans Cling to Trump
Ben Shapiro got part of it right. A toxic mix of status anxiety, persecution fears, and echoes of the Civil War helps explain why they follow Trump into the abyss.
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The Democrats Can Help Free the GOP from Trump
On Wednesday, the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., addressed the “Save America” rally and prepared them for their assault on the Capitol. Four protestors would die in the failed effort to prevent Congress from formalizing Joe Biden’s presidential victory. The U.S. Capitol Police suffered one fatality and dozens of injuries, some requiring hospitalization. Don […]
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How Do You Deradicalize the Republican Party?
It starts by acknowledging how the GOP is divorced from reality plus offering purpose as well as policies.
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Biden’s Suburban Victory Should Worry Both Parties and the Country
The Democrats cannot rely on a stable alliance between cities and suburbs, while the Republicans will be more dependent than ever on racist politics if they can’t make a suburban comeback.
