Donald Trump, a candidate with all the subtlety of talk radio, is the perfect expression of both the politics and media of our time.
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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Time to Party Like It’s 1998
In an effort to discredit Hillary, Republicans are putting Bill’s past scandals front and center.Â
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Why the Republican Candidates Are Obsessed With “Political Correctness”
The political correctness charge has become an all-purpose answer to criticism of any sort.
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The Irony in Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz’s Argument Over “Amnesty”
The GOP candidates are competing to be the toughest on immigration, but a path to citizenship is quite popular with Republican voters.
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The Republican Presidential Primary Is About Only One Issue
The contest is really about who can best reflect voters’ anxiety back to them.Â
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Terrorism Truths No Politician Will Admit
The fact that no matter what we do there will always be the possibility of terrorist attacks isn’t something presidents are supposed to say.
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Fear Wins, Obama Loses
Manipulating the public’s emotions has never been Obama’s strong suit.Â
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It’s Beginning to Feel Like 2002 All Over Again
With hate and fear on the rise, the ugly atmosphere feels a bit familiar.
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Will the GOP Candidates Try to Reignite Voters’ Fears?
It’s worked before.
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What the Right Still Doesn’t Get About the Media
It isn’t “liberal bias” leading them to ask Ben Carson difficult questions.
