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Don't Buy It. The Religious Right Isn't Moral
Morality motivates the religious left. Power motivates the religious right.
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Cold-Blooded Partisan Can Win
Politics isn't fair. The Democratic Party needs to remember that.
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In Defense—Ugh!—of Ivanka
She's not as marginal as some elites want you to believe.
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Trump Set to Betray Military Families
If he gets what he wants, the president will undermine the ideals of citizenship.
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Any Democrat Will Do
Thoughts on the first round of Democratic debate.
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In Border Crisis, Dems Are Complicit
As in the past, they continue to accept the GOP's bad faith.
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How the New York Times Creates Credibility for Trump
If there are few consequences for lying, there are few for rape.
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The Humiliation of Trump's Weakness
Iran bloodied his nose. Who's next to punch the bully?
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Does GOP Have a 'Women Problem'?
It's an argument you hear so often it seems true.
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Is Trump Vulnerable to a Recession?
For his base, the economy may matter less than racism.
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Carter: Trump Wants Dirt Because Americans Do, Too
Leave it to Stephen Carter to ask instructive questions. Still, I wonder whether this might not be a good moment to move from familiar and comfortable Trump-bashing to ask a larger question: Might it not be time we demanded that our political candidates and their supporters refuse dirt from any
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Is ‘Overreach’ Dead?
A change in conventional wisdom might liberate Democrats.