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Election 2016
August 27, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Joe Biden Can't Just Sell Himself as the Anti-Hillary
August 25, 2015
John Gartner
Donald Trump and Bill Clinton Have the Same Secret Weapon
A psychologist explains the personality trait that these two ambitious, impulsive men share
August 24, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Not a Populist. He's the Voice of Aggrieved Privilege.
August 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
The GOP's Crazy Birthright Citizenship Debate Could Have Real Consequences
August 20, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Why "Anchor Baby" Is Offensive—and a Distortion of Truth
Contrary to what Donald Trump believes, pregnant women are not flooding over the border from Mexico
August 19, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Republican Party Is Becoming a Bloodbath
Donald Trump is causing conservatives to turn on each other, and it's not pretty
August 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
What Black Lives Matter Made Clear to Hillary Clinton
Public policy can't be the only—or even primary—weapon against structural racism
August 18, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton's Opposition to Arctic Drilling Is a Bigger Deal Than Keystone XL
Environmentalists are praising her break from the Obama administration on the issue
August 18, 2015
Andrea Flynn
Carly Fiorina Is a Trojan Horse in the GOP's War on Women
August 18, 2015
Brian Beutler
Look Out, Republicans: Donald Trump Is Shaping Policy Now, Too
August 17, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Trump Is What You Make of It
An important lesson on supply and demand from Donald Trump's jury duty appearance
August 17, 2015
Naomi Shavin
Donald Trump’s Immigration Reform Plan Would Be Unimaginably Expensive
August 17, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump, Epic Hero
The candidate's boasts and insults might seem juvenile, but his special way with words has a noble ancestry
August 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
Jeb Bush, Like Many Republicans, Wants a War With Iran
August 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Social Security Is a Success, in Four Charts
Happy birthday to America's biggest and best welfare program
August 12, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Bernie Sanders Is Leading Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. That Means Almost Nothing, According to History.
August 11, 2015
Jamil Smith
Black Lives Matter Arrives on Hillary Clinton’s Doorstep
After being shut out of a New Hampshire event, activists meet with the candidate
August 11, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Lawrence Lessig Wants to Play a Little Game With the Presidency
August 10, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump Brought Fox News to Its Knees
August 10, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
The Media's Tired "Trumped" Puns Are New. Getting "Trumped" Is Not.
The centuries-long history of a curious word

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