For the Republican majority, power trumps truth, and they’re all part of the racket.
Adele M. Stan
Adele M. Stan is a columnist for The American Prospect. She is editor of Right Wing Watch, and a winner of the Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism.
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