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Why Are Republicans Lying So Much?
Actually, Republicans sit on the committees investigating Trump.
Quick Take: Don’t worry about Dem anxiety
It’s natural and healthy.
Why Is a Cheater Running for President?
Quid pro quo isn’t Mitch McConnell’s only headache.
Quick Take: M4A’s unseen flaw?
I don’t think anyone’s talked about this. Thoughts?
Warren Can’t Trust the Press with the Truth About Health Care
Republicans tell lies. Reporters validate them. Warren knows it.
Quick Take: Fascists do fascism
Here’s the first installment of a new daily feature.
It’s Official: the Press Failed Hillary Clinton and America in 2016
New State Department report implicitly indicts media behavior.
A special local event
Hi all, I’m writing to invite you to a special local event I’m co-hosting called Politics in Plain English. I know, right? Bennett Lovett-Graff and I devised a civics program in which we bring thinkers and writers to New Haven to talk about all the important issues of the day for the betterment of the…
Hillary goes there
This won’t surprise you but I’ve come to admire Hillary Clinton. I didn’t when I voted for her in 2016. I mean, I respected her. I liked her. I really wanted her to win. But admiration is another thing. Since her defeat, Clinton has slowly emerged as the best thinker about the Trump presidency. She…
Weak-Kneed and Getting Weaker
Are the Republicans preparing to run for the exits?