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Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Can We Survive the Post-Truth Era?
How Donald Trump’s perverse brand of B.S. took over American politics.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Dialogue Between Democratic and Republican Senators
The GOP only has bad reasons for sticking with Trump and protecting him from a fair and impartial trial.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Life Would Be Better for House Republicans Without Trump
They know Trump can’t win the popular vote and would doom them to minority status.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Disgusted Republicans Won’t Want to Defend Giuliani
Republicans will find it harder to defend Trump’s pervasive criminality than his effort to smear Joe Biden.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The GOP Learns How It Feels to Get Strategic Documents Stolen
Republicans suddenly care about defending our democracy when they are the victims of unfair play.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Do the Super-Rich Stick With Trumpism?
As a class, they should welcome the opportunity to reclaim the Republican Party from Trump, but they seem to be doing the opposite.
Posted inPolitical Animal
I Wish Joe Biden Would Stop Saying Republicans Can Reform
The GOP is far worse than most people understand or are prepared to admit.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
The False Promise of Reformish Conservatives
In 2012, I thought the GOP might ditch bigotry. Whoops.
Posted inPolitical Animal
There’s Not Much Principled Objection to Trump from Fellow Republicans
Only a tiny handful of GOP members are retiring due to the president, and once they do no one principled will remain.
