He demands it from everyone, but gives it to no one.
Paul Waldman
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Why Selling the Public on the AHCA Will Not Be Easy
The GOP’s Obamacare replacement has cleared its first hurdle. Now comes the harder part.
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Why Liberals Are So Worked Up About Barack Obama Giving a Paid Speech to Wall Street
He still occupies an emotionally powerful place in the liberal imagination.
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The Vital Purpose Behind Protesting Over Trump’s Tax Returns
The protests won’t make him change his mind. But this is how to keep him from setting precedents.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Could Bill O’Reilly, the King of Cable News, Be Going Down?
Advertisers are fleeing his show and his future is in doubt. Here’s why it’s happening now, when he used to be invulnerable.
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When All Else Fails, Cut Taxes for the Rich
The Republicans are about to start an ambitious tax reform effort. Here’s where it will end up.
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10 Lessons From the Republican Health-Care Debacle
The terms of the health-care debate have clearly changed.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Have Already Lost the Health-Care Debate
They may pass their awful ACA repeal bill. But they’ll be judged on standards Democrats established.
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Americans Must Liberate Themselves From the Oppression of Health Coverage, Say Republicans
For Paul Ryan, gutting Obamacare isn’t about the millions who will lose coverage. It’s about freedom.