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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.

The Myth of the Blue-Collar Spokesman

Mike Rowe has built a career as the authentic voice of American labor. But what he's selling isn't necessarily a reality, but a convenient and politically useful fantasy of work.

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.