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Ben Carson
October 29, 2015
Alex Shephard
The Ben Carson Paradox
The same qualities that attract voters to Ben Carson make him a terrible debater
October 28, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Stakes in the Third GOP Debate: Jeb Bush at an Existential Crossroad
October 27, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Wednesday's GOP Debate
October 27, 2015
Jamil Smith
Ben Carson Is Saying All the Right Things
The one-time iconoclast has become a parrot for the hard-right agenda.
October 20, 2015
Jason Pinter
Why Did Ted Cruz Spend $122,000 on His Own Books?
Campaigns and publishers both profit when candidates buy their own books
October 12, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Adults Take the Stage in the Democratic Debate
It may be boring compared to the Trump Show, but the contrast will be striking
October 9, 2015
Jacob Bacharach
Ben Carson Is Wrong About the Holocaust: Jews Did Fight Back
October 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans Accept Mass Killings. That's Why Gun Control Advocates Must Get Graphic.
October 7, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Ben Carson Is Confident He'd Confront a Mass Shooter, But He Has No Clue
October 2, 2015
Stephen Lurie
The Democratic Party Isn’t as Racist as the GOP. That’s Not Saying Much.
October 1, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Ben Carson on Climate Change: "Gravity, Where Did it Come From?"
September 20, 2015
Lawrence Goldstone
Ben Carson Thinks Islam Isn't Consistent With the Constitution. He's Dead Wrong.
September 18, 2015
Brian Beutler
Trump Is Far from the Only Republican to Let Supporters Spout Crazy
His critics need to look in the mirror
September 17, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Even Ben Carson’s Biggest Fans Worry He’s Too Mellow
September 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Republican Hunger Games Have Only Just Begun
The second GOP debate showed how the favored candidates are vulnerable to dark horses
September 16, 2015
Brian Beutler
What's at Stake in the Second Republican Debate: Full Panic in the GOP
September 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Why Ben Carson’s Extremism Goes Down Easy
September 15, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump's Crude Insults Are Effective Because They're True
September 4, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Has the Republican Party in the Palm of His Hand
September 1, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is the Favorite to Win the Republican Primary

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