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November 14, 2016
Donald Trump Dredged Up His Cabinet From the Bottom of the Conservative Swamp
Reince Priebus heads a lineup of familiar right-wing faces, including Kris Kobach, Sarah Palin, Joe Arpaio, and Ken Blackwell.
David Dayen
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September 6, 2016
What Phyllis Schlafly Might Have Been, if It Weren’t for Women Like Phyllis Schlafly
The great defender of traditional domesticity was a whirling dervish of professional activity.
Katha Pollitt
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May 11, 2016
Don DeLillo’s American Dream
His recent protagonists dream only of money, except perhaps for the technological advances that will allow them to go on acquiring it indefinitely.
Jon Baskin
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May 9, 2016
Paul Ryan’s (Exceptionally Cynical and Self-Serving) Dance With Donald Trump
The speaker’s grandstanding has very little to do with political courage, and very much to do with political positioning.
John Nichols
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January 26, 2016
A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness
The GOP presidential hopefuls compete for the title of most absurd candidate.
Tom Tomorrow
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January 19, 2016
Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump?
Most Americans disregard the former Alaska governor, but Iowa evangelicals take her quite seriously.
John Nichols
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May 2, 2014
Why Is the Right Obsessed With Castration?
In speeches and in campaign ads, they’re threatening to cut off their enemies’ balls, and it’s getting weird.
Leslie Savan
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January 28, 2014
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November 20, 2012
What the Case for Palin in 2016 Says About Conservatives
Right-wing pundits still don’t get it: Romney's loss was about issues, not identity politics.
Ben Adler
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June 6, 2012
GOP Declares National Victory in Wisconsin
Scott Walker’s win doesn't necessarily mean Mitt Romney will triumph in November. But it does prove that corporate money threatens American democracy.
Ben Adler