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Citing ‘Matthew 25’ Isn’t a Viable Democratic Faith Outreach Strategy
A guest column by the Rev. Daniel Schultz
Elizabeth Warren is my preference
After last night’s debate, I decided to come out and say who I think is the best Democratic candidate. This is not to be confused with what the party will decide or whether another person would not defeat the president. I just like Warren. I explain why in today’s Editorial Board. I also explain why…
Elizabeth Warren Is a Fighter, Not a Divider
She and Bloomberg are the only anti-Trump candidates.
A pardon for 11,000,000 dreamers
The president pardoned Tuesday a man still serving time in a federal prison for literally selling a US Senate seat to the highest bidder. If that’s what Trump can do, the next Democratic president can do one better: pardon 11 million immigrants. I know that sounds reckless, and yeah, maybe it is, but it would…
Why Not Pardon 11M Immigrants?
The next Dem president can change the immigration debate.
2016 wasn’t a working class revolt
The politics of class is actually pretty simple. People who earn more annually than the national average tend to be up for grabs but skew toward the Republicans. People who earn less annually than the national average skew heavily toward the Democrats. This is not how we currently understand class politics. The campaign press corps…
Stop the Nonsense about the Working Class. 2016 Was a Revolt of the Petite Bourgeois
Don’t appeal to voters immune to “health care, health care, health care.”
Trump’s Secret Police?
Things are heading in that direction.
Border Patrol as Trump’s Secret Police?
History and current events point in that direction.
ICYMI: All Hail King Don
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