The war against the press has descended beneath the level of rational argument.
Conservatism
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Conservatism Unleashed
The Republican Party, aided by Donald Trump, has eagerly descended to unprecedented levels of self-dealing, rule-flouting, and ideological extremism.
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Trouble in Republican Paradise
The Great Awakening of Dana Rohrabacher’s Orange Coast District
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Scott Walker Doubles Down on Foxconn-omics
It was just a few months ago that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled a massive deal that would give the Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn $3 billion in tax subsidies to open a $10 billion LCD TV factory, promising to bring 13,000 jobs to southeastern Wisconsin. That’s a public cost of $230,000 per job. Initial estimates […]
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Good Riddance, Sam Brownback
The governor may be (finally) leaving Kansas, but his trickle-down legacy has saddled us all.Â
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Trump’s Great American Whitewash
Why do so many white people believe that the president has their best interests at heart?
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Bannon’s Breitbart Exit Changes Nothing
The people who bankrolled Bannon have the president’s ear and a ton of cash. The toxic force that propelled Trump’s victory lives on.
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Law and Disorder in North Carolina
Since Republicans gained control of the North Carolina legislature in 2011, judges have emerged as some of their staunchest adversaries. Now lawmakers want to curb state court powers.
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The Republicans’ Leninist Respect for Democracy
The Republican Party is the B-team of politics. The B stands for Bolshevik. They strike even before the iron is hot, partly because they fear it won’t stay hot for long, partly because they know how unpopular their moves are, and partly because they believe in the exercise of raw power. The Republican commandos are […]
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How Doug Jones’s Alabama Surprise Could Change Everything
In the brutal contest for an open Senate seat, the question of identity politics should be settled once and for all.
