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Republican Debates 2016
September 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Why Ben Carson’s Extremism Goes Down Easy
September 15, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Why We Love Donald Trump's Face
August 10, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump Brought Fox News to Its Knees
August 10, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The GOP's All-of-the-Above Energy Policy Is Nothing Like Obama's
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
August 10, 2015
Jamil Smith
Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Not the Problem
One year after Michael Brown's death, both liberals and conservatives are still getting it wrong
August 7, 2015
Adam Nathaniel Peck
The GOP Debate Was Donald Trump's Highest-Rated Reality Show, Ever
August 7, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Conservative Media Is Frightened of Donald Trump's Power Over the GOP
August 7, 2015
Jeet Heer
The Donald Trump Effect
His anti-immigrant rhetoric is shaping the Republican race—just look at Bobby Jindal
August 7, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Pro Wrestling Can Teach You Everything You Need to Know About the GOP Debate
Donald Trump is the perfect heel, and the Republican Party has no face
August 7, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Christian Republicans Can't Agree on Who Deserves Our Government's Compassion
August 7, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Donald Trump Captures the Hearts of Young Republicans
At a GOP debate-watching party, even skeptics became fans by the end of the night
August 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Republican Party Can't Escape Its Past
August 7, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Barack Obama Wanted You to Watch the Debate. Hillary Clinton Didn't.
August 6, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Highlights From the First Republican Debate Night
August 6, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Lindsey Graham: I Wouldn't Disagree With Hillary Clinton on Science of Climate Change
August 6, 2015
The New Republic
Live Blog: The First Republican Debate of 2016
August 6, 2015
Laura Reston
It Won't Matter Who "Won" Tonight's Republican Debate
August 6, 2015
Brian Beutler
Tonight’s Republican Debate Is the Party’s Worst Nightmare
August 5, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Republican Candidates Are Not Clones
A guide to the policy positions that could make or break them in the debate

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