If Brexit actually happens, those most harmed will be the people who voted for it. How did Britain get into such a mess, and how might she yet muddle out of it?
Conservatism
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White Nationalism and Economic Nationalism
Democrats can’t compete with Bannon on racism—and shouldn’t—but they can certainly outdo him when it comes to good jobs.
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Should Government Save Religion from Acts of God?
The religious right wants to open up the spigots of government funding after natural disasters. But their ultimate goal is to secure more public funds for churches—even if it means undoing the First Amendment.
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How the NRA Made the Gun a Symbol of Tribal Identity
For years, the gun lobby has framed opposition to gun regulation as being the on the side of angels in America’s culture wars.
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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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European Far Right Finds Inspiration in Trump
“When Donald Trump says, ‘America first,’ we say, too, ‘Germany first.’”
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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.
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Bannon’s Oligarch Cage Match Worries GOP
Backing primary challengers to Republican senators, Bannon is pitting his patron, Robert Mercer, against the Koch brothers.
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GOP to Latinos: Drop Dead
Some Republicans want to salvage DACA, but it will be an uphill battle, and probably a losing one.
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The Religious Right Moves to Cement Political Power Under President Trump
Conservative evangelicals have seen more victories in a Trump administration than they probably would have under any other Republican.
