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When masters of the media believe their own makebelieve
Newspeople are trying to appease Donald Trump by manufacturing a middle position that seems politically neutral. It’s not going to work.
Populism isn’t about popular policies
That’s the whole point, writes Noah Berlatsky.
Maga Republicans in the House believe in brute strength alone
Democracy confuses Marjorie Taylor Greene, writes Stephen Robinson.
Ignore the hate. No one is better prepared than Kamala Harris
Calls for her to step aside are laughable in the extreme.
The backlash against Dobbs should restore balance to a constitutional order in need of it
It should do more than defeat Trump.
Why won’t conservative elites pay for Donald Trump’s bond?
They can’t trust him enough to control him.
With ‘bloodbath,’ Trump is undermining the election’s outcome in advance to prime followers for violence
He’s done this all before, writes Stephen Robinson.
Conservative elites can’t control Trump. Now they’re bailing
Democracy is now the only thing that can save their elite status.
Pence refuses to endorse his old running mate. That’s a BFD
A huge signal to swing voters.
The anti-Catholic hatred hidden inside ‘Christian nationalism’
Speak up before it’s too late.