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November 30, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
How the 2016 Presidential Candidates View Climate Change
November 24, 2015
Jeet Heer
What If Trump Wins?
Republicans may have another Goldwater on their hands.
November 23, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump really is better at negotiating than most politicians.
November 23, 2015
Laura Reston
Steve King loves fruit, not immigrants.
November 16, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The floodgates have opened for states to close their doors to Syrian refugees (or try to anyway).
November 2, 2015
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo
Why Asian Americans Don't Vote Republican
October 2, 2015
Stephen Lurie
The Democratic Party Isn’t as Racist as the GOP. That’s Not Saying Much.
July 26, 2015
Jeet Heer
Conservatives Are Holding a Conversation About Race
An ugly term—“cuckservative”—crystallizes a Republican Party crisis.
June 22, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Obama Gap
Favorable demographics and a charismatic leader aren’t enough to make a majority party. A case study in electoral failure from Florida.
April 7, 2015
Danny Vinik
Rand Paul Becomes Less of a Libertarian Every Day
March 23, 2015
Danny Vinik
Ted Cruz Cannot Be Serious
March 2, 2015
Danny Vinik
How John Boehner Can End Republicans' Shutdown Addiction
February 24, 2015
Danny Vinik
Reform Conservatism's Biggest Challenge in 2015
February 17, 2015
Danny Vinik
Wall Street Is Scared of a President Rand Paul, But the Entire GOP Field Should Frighten Them
January 13, 2015
David Ramsey
This Dark Horse Could Blow Up the 2016 Republican Primary
November 6, 2014
David Fontana
How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ivy League
Several GOP candidates rode their Harvard resumes to victory
October 30, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Tea Party Populism Is Dead. The GOP Is Back in Bed With Wall Street.
October 14, 2014
Danny Vinik
This Independent Candidate Is Proof of How Far to the Right Republicans Have Swung
September 26, 2014
Danny Vinik
Oops: GOP Group Accidentally Reveals Corporate Donors
September 14, 2014
Geoffrey Kabaservice
Was the Spiritual Father of the GOP Actually a Democrat?

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