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Republican Primary 2016
September 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Why Ben Carson’s Extremism Goes Down Easy
September 16, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Jeb Bush’s Problem Isn’t Low Testosterone. It’s His Voice.
September 15, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Why We Love Donald Trump's Face
September 14, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Get Ready for Another Government Shutdown Battle
Ted Cruz wants to defund Planned Parenthood—and improve his position in the Republican race
September 8, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump's Comedic Genius
Why liberals and conservatives alike find him so funny—if not for the same reasons
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 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 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 10, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump Brought Fox News to Its Knees
August 10, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Carly Fiorina Is Dead Wrong About Paid Parental Leave
Netflix's policy shows precisely what's wrong with relying on the private sector to do "the right thing"
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

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