In any other year, he might have been the logical GOP nominee. But this was the worst possible year for him to run.
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Why Hillary Makes Right-Wingers So Crazy
The composure and toughness she demonstrated at the Benghazi hearing threatens a worldview rooted in patriarchy.
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Sorry, Paul Ryan is Far From ‘Reasonable’
He may seem moderate next to the House Freedom Caucus, but the former vice presidential candidate holds plenty of extreme positions.Â
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Ben Carson, American Gun Advocates, and the Fantasy of Individual Heroism
The delusion that one person with a rifle can fend off doomsday explains how many on the right see their relationship with the government.
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Your Constitutional Right to Privacy (Unless You Want an Abortion in Ohio)
The Ohio General Assembly is expected to vote soon on a bill that seeks to let the state government decide whether a woman’s reason for terminating a pregnancy is acceptable. Introduced in August, H.B. 135 would prohibit women from seeking an abortion because of a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome; a doctor who knowingly performs […]
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Is Trump Inevitable?
The GOP frontrunner has plenty of advantages heading into primary season, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be president.Â
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GOP Debate: Fiorina Vanquishes Trump
CNN’s program was ridiculously long and notably stupid. And then there were the lies.
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Israel as a Republican State of Mind
Mike Huckabee’s pilgrimage is another sign of the blurred lines between American and Israeli politics.Â
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The GOP Primary Is a Mess. Can Anyone Unite This Party?
It’s awfully hard when all they can agree on is their anger and disappointment.
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From #BlackLivesMatter to the Bureau of Land Management, Oath Keepers Aim to Intimidate
In the early morning on Tuesday, about half a dozen men armed with assault rifles began walking the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, which was under a state of emergency following protests on the August 9 anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown. They were members of Oath Keepers, described by the Southern Poverty Law Center […]
