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Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere and it's dangerous
It's so normalized it’s hard to draw causal connections between rhetoric and violence, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. That’s the point.
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Yes, the trial is bad for Trump
I asked for opinions on the first criminal case against a former president. To my surprise, I found more hope than hopelessness.
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Why do white rural voters vote for Republicans?
It's not because they are rural, writes Noah Berlatsky.
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If you think Trump is going to lose, how does that compare to your expectations of 2016?
I asked readers to compare their feelings. Here are the results.
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Kennedy’s fate is tied to Trump’s
Voters have entered a new stage in which they are remembering what the country was like the last time a demagogue was president.
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Populism isn’t about popular policies
That’s the whole point, writes Noah Berlatsky.
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The backlash against Dobbs should restore balance to a constitutional order in need of it
It should do more than defeat Trump.
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Why won't conservative elites pay for Donald Trump’s bond?
They can’t trust him enough to control him.
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With ‘bloodbath,’ Trump is undermining the election's outcome in advance to prime followers for violence
He’s done this all before, writes Stephen Robinson.
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Conservative elites can’t control Trump. Now they’re bailing
Democracy is now the only thing that can save their elite status.
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Pence refuses to endorse his old running mate. That's a BFD
A huge signal to swing voters.
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A rape survivor defends a rapist
The GOP is a pro-rape party now, writes Stephen Robinson.