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“If GOP Is So Right, Why Are Red States So Far Behind?”: Red States Are The...
I have a question for my Republican friends. Yes, that sounds like the setup for a smackdown, but though the question is pointed, it is also in earnest. I’d seriously like to know: If Republican fiscal...
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“Cheap Psychodrama Thrives”: Personality Politics And The Decline Of...
Upon first venturing to write about politics 20 years ago, I held naïve views about political journalism. Specifically, I imagined that factual accuracy mattered as it did in the kinds of books and...
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“The ‘Right’ In It’s ‘Wrong’ Mind”: Will The GOP Scrap Obama’s State Of The...
In early 1999, the political environment in Washington, D.C., bordered on surreal. President Clinton had just been impeached. House Speaker Newt Gingrich had just been ousted from his leadership post,...
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“A Naïve View Of Politics”: The Poison-The-Well Myth, And How Politics Really...
There are certainly some serious critiques of President Obama’s new immigration policy. It could encourage more illegal immigration in the long run. It may be another step toward an imperial...
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“A Thin-Skinned Blue Line”: Civilian Authority Is The Essence Of Democracy
To the New York police officers who turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at a slain officer’s funeral: How dare you. So a wave of grief met a mean-spirited blue wall of silence. And how did they...
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“A Walk Down Memory Lane On Republican Obstruction”: A Consciously...
For some of us its pretty galling to hear Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggest that the way to end dysfunction in Washington is for President Obama to move to the “middle,” or to have to listen...
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“Back To The Future In 2016″: Nothing Would Make Policy Debates More Obvious...
It’s never long in a presidential race before one candidate or another says, “This election isn’t about the past—it’s about the future.” But the 2016 election is probably going to be even more about...
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“Rove’s New Game; Split Warren & Clinton”: Typical Rovian Dishonesty, Using...
So now, America’s most overrated political consultant has decided that the foundation that has handed out free AIDS medications to millions of Africans and done far more in a few years to reduce...
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“The Historical Trends Could Hardly Be Clearer”: Strong February Job Numbers...
When Republicans complain about economic policy under President Obama – and especially job growth, as Jeb Bush does almost every day – someone might inquire how they think he compares with the last...
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The Media Already Bungled Hillary’s ‘Emailgate': This Is Why The Former...
Hillary Clinton found herself in a familiar place on Tuesday: amid a gaggle of excited reporters eagerly shouting questions at her about a matter they thought was of the highest importance and she...
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“Naked Bibi”: In The Animal Kingdom, There Is No Creature More Dangerous Than...
In the lead up to Israel’s March 17th election, Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, fearful that he might lose his reelection bid, threw caution to the wind making blatant appeals to scare voters...
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“Let’s Not Worry About Civil Rights In This Country”: Tom Cotton; Opponents...
I’m starting to long for the good old days, just weeks ago, when nobody had to think about Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas. Mr. Cotton, you will remember, was the primary author of the...
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“The Hypocritical Folly Of Congress’ Capricious Interest In Foreign Policy”:...
Senate Republicans want to get involved in President Barack Obama’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, as they demonstrated when the vast majority of them signed Tom Cotton’s forceful letter. Senate...
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“The Fact That I Don’t Like Her Is Irrelevant”: Don’t Be Blinded By The...
I argued last week that left-of-center pundits who are demanding someone in the Democratic Party pose a challenge to Hillary Clinton are not offering arguments. Instead, they are expressing anxiety....
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“The Frames That Will Guide Their Coverage”: When Reporters Decide A...
Which of Hillary Clinton’s character flaws do you find most troubling? If you’re a Republican, you may not have quite decided yet, since there are any number of things about her you can’t stand. But if...
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“An Affront To The Power Of The Press”: The Political Media Don’t Like...
Hillary Clinton doesn’t like the media, and they don’t like her. Both have legitimate reasons for feeling as they do, but there’s no getting around that simple fact. Clinton’s grievances go back two...
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“Conservatives Rectitude And Piety”: Coach Denny, Grandma Nancy, And...
Republicans on Capitol Hill keep telling everyone how terribly shocked they are by the tawdry tale of Dennis Hastert, the former Speaker of the House indicted last week for violations of federal...
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“The Long, Long Battle For Health Care Reform”: The Single Defining Goal Of...
So in this week of epochal Supreme Court opinions, even health policy wonks would not claim that King v. Burwell can match Obergefell v. Hodges in terms of its historical significance. There’s a reason...
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“Hillary’s Strategy Is Actually Brilliant”: From A Strategic Standpoint,...
Has any future president been more misunderstood than Hillary Clinton? As someone who cannot imagine any possible scenario in which I would cast a ballot for the former Secretary of State, U.S....
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“Don’t Let This Fester”: Hillary Clinton Needs To Address The Racist...
Black Lives Matter, the advocacy group for black interests, has gotten the attention of the Democratic presidential candidates, who are reportedly scrambling to reach out to the movement. Even heavy...
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