Contrary to what the president thinks, bluster and phony threats don’t make you strong.
Paul Waldman
Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success.
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The Worst People
The president promised he’d surround himself with only “the best people,” but instead he’s helping Joe Arpaio and neo-Nazis.
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In Trump Country, Trump Supporters Support Trump
Nuclear war, zombie virus, the complete breakdown of society? It won’t shake their loyalty.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The ‘Many Sides’ of Trump’s Moral Rot
He can’t even bring himself to pretend to oppose white supremacists and neo-Nazis—and every Republican who supported him is culpable.
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He’s Good Enough, He’s Smart Enough, and Gosh Darn It, People Like Him
As things get worse for President Trump, his need for praise only increases.
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At Last, Trump Finds His Mini-Me
Anthony Scaramucci perfectly embodies the Trump administration.
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Trump’s Always Been a Con Artist. But Now He’s the Sucker.
Foreign leaders hostile and friendly look at the Trumps and see easy marks.
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How Trump Is Dragging America’s Image Down
Isolated and disdained on the world stage, he keeps making us look worse.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Coming Democratic Infighting Over Single-Payer Health Care
As liberals start to push single-payer, there are some key questions both grassroots activists and legislators will have to consider.
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Republicans Resort to the Same Strategy They Always Use on Health Care: Lying
Did you think the party that invented “death panels” would do anything different?
