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Eric Kleefeld

Eric Kleefeld is a freelancer writer in New York. His work has appeared in Talking Points Memo, The Week, National Memo, and elsewhere.

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February 24, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Donald Trump’s CPAC speech was a message to the global alt-right.
February 24, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Trump’s CPAC speech shows that conservatism isn’t an ideology. It’s a tribe.
February 24, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
The GOP’s emerging Obamacare replacement is a horror show.
February 24, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Trump can’t stop the flood of Russia stories. And it’s driving him nuts.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Depeche Mode reject Richard Spencer’s strangelove.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
John Boehner admits Republicans don’t have an ObamaCare replacement—and won’t come up with one, either.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Melania Trump’s $150 million emotional distress.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Betsy DeVos is no hero.
February 22, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
“Fake news” is still more trusted than Donald Trump.
February 22, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Paul Ryan doesn’t understand his own definition of freedom.
February 22, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
The bar for a sitting president has reached a new low.
February 22, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
These rowdy town halls are really getting under Donald Trump’s skin.
February 21, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Donald Trump is taking anti-vaxxers mainstream.
February 21, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
This Republican wants to institute affirmative action—just for other Republicans.
February 21, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Why are conservatives drawing the line at Milo Yiannopoulos?
August 26, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Yet again, the Republican dream of winning over Jewish voters has been crushed.
August 26, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Donald Trump is making another brilliant hire.
August 26, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
The burkini ban was rightly destined to fail.
August 26, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Trump hiring Steve Bannon might go down as the worst campaign hire of all time.
August 25, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Can Hillary Clinton’s alt-right attack win over Republicans—or just split them from Donald Trump?

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