The Democratic Primary Is About to Get a Center Lane
The early days of 2019—which is to say, the early days of the 2020 campaign—have been dominated by the Democratic Party’s left wing. Early big-name en...
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Trump’s Followers Believe His Lies About the Wall
On Monday night, President Donald Trump held a rally in El Paso, Texas. He chose the location based on his claim, delivered in last week’s State of th...
The Lesson Democrats Should Take From the Ilhan Omar Controversy
The day that began with a media furor around Rep. Ilhan Omar’s recent tweets did not end the way many on the left feared it would. While centrist Demo...
Republicans Really Need to Sell Trump on This Border Deal
President Donald Trump is not a fan of the border deal that congressional negotiators struck Monday night, the one that he would need to sign by the e...
The Alarming Message in Trump’s State of the Union
Three years ago, when Donald Trump emerged as the Republican presidential front-runner, critics decried his ruthlessness. Since then, they’ve grown nu...
The Least Pro-Life President Ever
On Tuesday night, in his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called for legislation to outlaw abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “Le...
The Ghosts of 2015
We’re still 368 days away from the Iowa Caucus (Feb. 3, 2020), 532 days from the end of the Democratic National Convention (July 16, 2020), and a whop...
Democrats Should Not Think Twice About Canceling Racist, Sexist Politicians
In the days since a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook was published, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has resisted calls for resignation f...
Ralph Northam Is Lying
Ralph Northam, the governor of Virginia, swears he’s telling the truth. On Friday, Northam confessed to appearing in a racist photo in a 1984 yearbook...
Trump Keeps Bluffing About Americans Wanting a Wall
President Donald Trump says he has a mandate to build a border wall. “I was elected partially on this issue,” he declared at the White House on Thursd...