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Conservatives Are Finally Admitting That They Hate MLK
Charlie Kirk and other young conservatives are launching a campaign to discredit the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a break from the older, historically inaccurate conservative tradition of pretending MLK was on their side.
Can Trump Be Stopped?
While everyone is exhausted, the “magamachine” rolls on. Is a Trump presidency inevitable?
How To Spot Red Flags
Politicians like John Fetterman always tell audiences what they want to hear. It’s our job to scrutinize their records, demand real commitments, and hold them accountable when they lie and betray us.
The Courts Can’t Save Us From Trump
The Colorado Supreme Court’s gambit to ban Trump from the 2024 ballot likely won’t succeed, but it could very easily backfire. It’s the latest example of Democrats being politically clueless.
The Lessons of Vivek
Some tips on how to bullshit your way through life from upstart, attention-hungry, deeply annoying presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Gavin Newsom is Not a Progressive
California’s governor is being touted as a successor to the Biden throne. Though he’s often imagined as a beacon of progress, his feckless record shows otherwise.
Does Democracy Mainly Mean Voting For Democrats?
Heather Cox Richardson’s narrative of Good Democrats and Bad Republicans lets liberals off the hook for their political failures.
Take Trump Seriously When He Vows To Build The Camps
Trump is openly planning to build a vast network of internment facilities, while railing against “internal threats” and calling his enemies “vermin” and vowing to “root them out.” The warning signs of fascism have never been more obvious or alarming.
They’re All “Extremists”
The Republican Party has long been pushing us toward an apocalyptic dystopian future. The differences between individual Republicans are far less important than their similarities.
Voters Have the Right to Be Dissatisfied with ‘Bidenomics’
The president’s defenders think voters are ungrateful for a good economy. But people’s economic experiences vary widely, and much of the country has little to appreciate Biden for.
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