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A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness
The GOP presidential hopefuls compete for the title of most absurd candidate.
Jan 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
![What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ted_cruz_portrait_ap_img.jpg)
What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan
Reagan was a liberal Democrat who decried wrongheaded Republicans before he became the conservative hero of wrongheaded Republicans.
Jan 25, 2016 / John Nichols
![Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cruz_trump_charleston_debate_ap_img.jpg)
Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire
Trump has warmth and humor, and can at least mimic the sound of empathy.
Jan 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan
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Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win
Time to worry.
Jan 22, 2016 / George Zornick
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This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
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Ted Cruz’s Poll Numbers Rose After He Proposed Carpet Bombing Ted Cruz’s Poll Numbers Rose After He Proposed Carpet Bombing
How do we explain Americans’ lack of empathy for those on the other end of our bombing campaigns?
Jan 11, 2016 / Rick Shenkman
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American Presidential Candidates Are Now Openly Promising to Commit War Crimes American Presidential Candidates Are Now Openly Promising to Commit War Crimes
Would Donald Trump approve waterboarding? “You bet your ass” he would.
Jan 7, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
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Welcome to the Quantum Republican Universe Welcome to the Quantum Republican Universe
In this strange domain, the traditional laws of cause and effect no longer apply!
Dec 15, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
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It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP
It is not enough to criticize Trump. His rivals and party leaders must make it clear that he does not, and will not, have their backing.
Dec 8, 2015 / John Nichols
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Sorry, Ted Cruz: Women Don’t Want Your ‘Rubbers’ Sorry, Ted Cruz: Women Don’t Want Your ‘Rubbers’
Trying to combat the notion of a GOP “war on women,” Cruz explains the backwards thinking that’s behind it.
Dec 2, 2015 / Joan Walsh