Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate
Whether they choose Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, bigotry and immorality have already won the day in the Republican Party.
Apr 8, 2016 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness
Dressing up bigotry and authoritarianism as truth-telling is the right’s favorite talking point.
Apr 7, 2016 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami
Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One
You can’t count taxing without counting spending.
Apr 6, 2016 / Mark Paul, David Rosnick, and Emily Stephens
The Orange Rage Monster Running For President The Orange Rage Monster Running For President
“Trump smash all standards of propriety.”
Apr 5, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Ted Cruz Embodies the Degeneration of Foreign-Policy Conservatism Ted Cruz Embodies the Degeneration of Foreign-Policy Conservatism
Think nothing could be worse than a Trump presidency? Think again.
Mar 30, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Rest of the World Is Disturbed and Confused by the GOP Race The Rest of the World Is Disturbed and Confused by the GOP Race
The soap-opera shenanigans of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are, as John Kerry put it, “an embarrassment to our country.”
Mar 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate
Cruz is running the same race as Trump. The two Republicans who were equally unacceptable at the start of the race are even more unacceptable now.
Mar 25, 2016 / John Nichols
How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game
He’s capitalizing on the belligerent ultra-nationalism they cultivated, but he has little use for their ideas.
Mar 25, 2016 / Matthew Duss
How Many Presidents Does It Take to Deport 11 Million People? How Many Presidents Does It Take to Deport 11 Million People?
There’s nothing realistic about the deportation fantasies of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. But that doesn’t make them any less terrifying.
Mar 24, 2016 / Tanya Golash-Boza
Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks
You don’t have to, because they spelled it out—scapegoat, close borders, and torture.
Mar 22, 2016 / John Nichols