A candidate is as a candidate does, and Paul is building a campaign faster than anyone else.
Paul Waldman
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Your Virtual Future
Virtual reality is finally coming, and it could end up being as big as the Internet itself.
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Are Iowa Farmers Better Than the Rest of Us?
Of course not. But we have finally arrived in the Republic of Gaffes.
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The Political Roots and Ramifications of the Hobby Lobby Case
If Republicans understand the damage they continue to do to themselves, they don’t seem to care.
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If a Candidate Goes to Iowa and No Reporter Pays Attention, Has the Presidential Campaign Begun?
The media have free will on whether to cover what potential candidates are doing. But you have free will on whether to pay attention.
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What the Koch Brothers Can Do For Liberals
There’s no villain like a president from the other party. But in a pinch, a couple of billionaire brothers will do.
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The GOP’s Racial Dog Whistling and the Social Safety Net
Republicans’ coded language is as much about riling up animus towards the very existence of certain social programs as it is hate-mongering.
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The Decline of Conservative Publishing
The days when any two-bit hack with an anti-liberal screed could get on the bestseller lists are apparently behind us.
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Some Thoughts On New Journalistic Ventures, Internet Time, and Your Media Diet
We should critically examine high-profile enterprises like Vox and Five Thirty Eight. But don’t forget that no one source has to be the be-all and end-all of journalism.
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Why the GOP Won’t Change
A year after their “autopsy,” the recommendations haven’t been—and won’t be—followed.
