When facts don’t matter, things get pretty exasperating.
Blog: Paul Waldman
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Your Guide to Where Republicans Stand on Roy Moore
It all depends on which constituency they serve.
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The One Thing the Democratic Party Doesn’t Need
Forget about undertaking another searing examination of their very soul.
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With the Russia Scandal Getting Serious, the GOP Spin Machine Kicks Into High Gear
This is going to be one of the greatest tests the right-wing media machine has ever faced.
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In the Trump Administration, Everyone Becomes a Liar
Eventually everyone, including John Kelly, must sink to lying for the president.
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Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, and the (Sometimes) Beneficial Politics of Reaction
We’re living not only in the age of Trump, but in the age of reaction to Trump.
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The Personal Presidency
Institutional forces, broad historical trends? Not in the Trump era, where everything is personal.
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Is There Any Problem Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Can’t Solve?
Inadequate GDP growth? Slow productivity gains? Belly fat, aches and pains, split ends? Tax cuts will solve your problem.
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Donald Trump, President of the Culture War
Squabbling with African American athletes is nothing surprising.
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Democrats’ Unsolvable Media Problem
Liberals are still all but helpless in the face of right-wing lies that mutate and evolve.
