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This Has Always Been Trump’s Character
The attempts to memory-hole Donald Trump's past are a fool's errand. A jury has found him liable for sexual abuse. Dozens of women have accused him. His predatory behavior and contempt for women have been a core, public part of his brand for forty years.
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The Tariff Shell Game
The modern GOP's embrace of tariffs is both a cynical shell game played with language, and bad economics. Let's call their 'tariffs' what they actually are. They are an import tax that is passed on to consumers.
The Strange Afterlife of P.J. O'Rourke
That P.J. O'Rourke quote about liberalism is making the rounds again on social media. It’s a perfect example of how the modern right uses the ghosts of its intellectual past to fuel a movement that has abandoned intellect entirely.
They Believe Themselves Virtuous
A defining feature of modern right-wing politics is the conviction that cruelty is a moral necessity. This is a deep dive into the self-righteousness that fuels the MAGA movement and its allies.
The Echoes of Nativism: America's Anti-Immigrant Hysteria is a Rerun
The rhetoric used against immigrants today is that they are diseased, criminal, and unable to assimilate. It's not new. It's a direct echo of the nativist playbook from a century ago. This is a deliberate revival of our worst instincts.