Donald Trump

Trump isn’t ‘the sword of Gryffindor’

By John Stoehr / November 9, 2023 /

Democrats have had that idea drummed into them over the last eight years, says Matt Robison, host of the Beyond Politics podcast. 

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In a democracy, ‘lying isn’t supposed to be baked in’

By John Stoehr / November 6, 2023 /

Don’t wait for the Washington press corps to reform itself.

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The real reason Donald Trump has a chance again? Most white people want him back

By John Stoehr / November 1, 2023 /

“There’s no getting around that fact,” says Issac J. Bailey.

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With Mike Johnson’s victory, ‘deinstitutionalization’ is winning

By John Stoehr / October 26, 2023 /

GOP insurgents have been attacking democratic institutions for years in a bid to overtake them. One of them is now speaker of the House.

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Speaker McHenry, sorta, maybe?

By John Stoehr / October 19, 2023 /

It’s the best guess, according to one authority on the US Congress.

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Fear of a dictator may yield unity

By John Stoehr / October 17, 2023 /

An interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch.

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For a Speaker Jordan, the point would be sabotaging democracy

By John Stoehr / October 16, 2023 /

The man’s accomplished nothing but disorder.

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Biden’s statesmen’s balance tested at home and abroad

By John Stoehr / October 12, 2023 /

The prospect of antisemitic violence in America as well as Israel.

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Trump’s climate of intimidation

By Lindsay Beyerstein / October 3, 2023 /

And it’s getting ridiculous, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

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Actually, the Biden administration is upholding the rule of law

By John Stoehr / September 25, 2023 /

Indictments against Hunter Biden and Bob Menendez make that clear.

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