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December 20, 2016
Graham Vyse
So are we supposed to take the next American president seriously or not?
December 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Newt Gingrich’s fix for Trump’s ethics problem is to create a giant ethics problem.
December 19, 2016
Nicole Narea
California is trying to force presidential norms on Donald Trump.
December 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is Mike Allen a journalist?
December 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will the “Dump Trump” dream finally die after the Electoral College vote?
December 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will Trump change his tune about Russian interference in the election after the Electoral College votes?
December 16, 2016
Eric Sasson
Democrats Need to Oppose Trump’s Cabinet Picks En Masse
If Democrats still believe that Trump is a threat to democracy, then they should act accordingly.
December 15, 2016
Graham Vyse
Democrats Should Stop Talking About Bipartisanship and Start Fighting
December 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump likes governing norms just fine when they suit him.
December 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump plays a golden oldie, bashing Graydon Carter and Vanity Fair.
December 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s War on the CIA Has Deep, Right-Wing Roots
His anti-professionalism is part of a long populist tradition in America—and it could cripple his presidency.
December 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s kids will be involved in his presidency whenever they feel like it.
December 13, 2016
Graham Vyse
Newt Gingrich Is Already Deifying Donald Trump
“He’s in the tradition of Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR and Ronald Reagan,” the former House speaker said.
December 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rick Perry, Trump’s pick for energy secretary, sits on the board of the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline.
December 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
What are you doing, Kanye?
December 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearings are going to be all about sending messages to Russia.
December 13, 2016
Graham Vyse
How Democrats Can Bridge Identity Politics and Economic Populism
Some on the left are touting "the Bobby Kennedy coalition" as a model of multicultural working class politics.
December 13, 2016
MagazineEric Bates
Beyond Hope
What did Barack Obama accomplish? And how much of it will survive in the age of Trump? Five historians and political observers weigh in.
December 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney got played.
December 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Failed businesswoman impressed by shoe.

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