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Camp Dread
The fleeting solace of consuming Melania Trump as camp. By Daniel Spielberger.
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A Man Without Grace Meets a Party Without Conscience
Just one week into the Trump presidency, Republicans have already shown they are unwilling to stand up to the worst of his instincts. By Joy-Ann Reid, (Jan. 27, 2016)
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The Styrofoam Presidency
In his small-mindedness and lack of aspiration Trump resembles Putin, though the origins of the two men’s stubborn mediocrity could not be more different. Both men want to be ever more powerful and wealthier, but neither wants to be or even appear better. By Masha Gessen.
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Nazis Quite Pleased With President Steve Bannon’s Holocaust Denial On ‘Holocaust Remembrance Day’
Go way Jooz, you’re bothering us! By Rebecca Schoenkopf.
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Trump’s hard-line actions have an intellectual godfather: Jeff Sessions
Attorney general nominee is the Trump administration’s “clearinghouse for policy and philosophy.” By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa.
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Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
From Medicaid funding to paying for over-the-counter drugs, the legislation offered by House Republicans offers a far different pathway to coverage than Obamacare. By Julie Rovner.
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America’s Empty-Church Problem
The culture war over religious morality has faded; in its place is something much worse. By Peter Beinart.
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GOP’s strange new politics: Going after seniors
People 60 and older don’t get picked on much in politics. Seniors have long been a sort of untouchable “third rail.” That just changed with the GOP health bill. By Danny Westneat.
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Trump voters in South Georgia come to terms with GOP health plan
“The way they talked it was supposed to be better…” By Craig Schneider and Misty Williams.
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Why are Republicans so cruel to the poor? Paul Ryan’s profound hypocrisy stands for a deeper problem
Paul Ryan has dreamed of slashing Medicaid since his keg-party days — and that blithe hostility is widespread. B Chauncey DeVega.
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Republicans sweat surprisingly close Kansas congressional race
Kansas has been reliably Republican in federal elections, but GOP operatives head into Tuesday uncertain of an easy victory when the deep-red state holds the first congressional election since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. By Bryan Lowry.
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Pew Research
To understand the political power of evangelicals, we must look beyond the pulpits. By Jeff Sharlet.
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What a Conservative Sees Inside Trump's Washington
Republicans wish all that bad news was fake. But no, it’s real: The administration is destroying itself. By Megan McArdle.
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A Pregnant Teen’s Graduation Drama Reveals an Uncomfortable Divide Between Pro-Lifers and Social Conservatives
Maddi Runkles is an 18-year-old senior at Heritage Academy, a small, conservative Christian school in Hagerstown, Maryland. She is also pregnant and has admitted to breaking the pledge that all Heritage students sign… By Ruth Graham.
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Three Ways We’re Reliving the Watergate Culture War
The second time as farce. By Jesse Walker.
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Green Tea Party
The conservative movement to save the planet. By Kate Aronoff.
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Trump picks right-wing blogger for a judgeship, his confirmation hearing was a complete train wreck
Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to pick the guy who compared abortion to slavery? By Ian Millhiser.
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The Alt-Right Found Its Favorite Cartoonist—and Almost Ruined His Life
Trolls tried to destroy Ben Garrison’s name—but they also taught him how to internet. Now his cartoons are everywhere. By Emma Grey Ellis.
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It’s My Party
The Democrats struggle to rise from the ashes. By Andrew Cockburn.
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How the Alt Right Intimidates Even the White House
How a group from Rebel Media has been bullying the White House Press Correspondents. By Brian Karem.
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