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The Dead-Enders of the Reagan-Era GOP
[ad_1] For those of us who very much want to see Donald Trump defeated in November by the widest possible margin, the news on…
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What Is Nikki Haley Even Talking About?
[ad_1] This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. N ikki Haley was standing a…
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A Food Fight at the Kids’ Table
[ad_1] Suddenly, it just tumbled out: “Honestly, every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.” That was…
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the Republican Debate
[ad_1] In their first presidential debate last night, Republicans staged their own version of Tom Stoppard’s classic play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Stoppard’s…
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The Impossible Task of Muzzling Donald Trump
[ad_1] When Donald Trump appeared last week in a Washington, D.C., courtroom for his arraignment on federal election charges, the presiding judge gave the…
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A Bouncy, Fresh Brand of Trumpism
[ad_1] Vivek Ramaswamy is a tall man with tall hair. And last week, when he stood in front of a crowd in Iowa wearing…
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Entirely Unrepentant
[ad_1] “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” former President Donald Trump declared during a CNN town hall tonight, shortly after he endorsed…
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Trump’s Republican Rivals Are Missing an Obvious Opportunity
[ad_1] After his historic indictment was announced Thursday night, former President Donald Trump reacted with his characteristic cool and precision: “These Thugs and Radical…
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A Rare Reprieve From the Permanent Presidential Campaign
[ad_1] Does anyone want to be president? Typically, by the time a president delivers the State of the Union address at the start of…
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The Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’ Put Ron DeSantis in a Box
[ad_1] That the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Florida home has become a rallying point for Republicans—ever eager to demonstrate fealty to the former…