Plus, the time-honored tradition of blaming the left for Democratic defeats, and more...
Wednesday November 20, 2024 |
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The president-elect has targeted the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections for deletion. The Supreme Court might grant his wish. |
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The elevation of Elon Musk to a key role suggests that right-wing elites are set to embark on a spree of sordid self-dealing. |
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This argument is particularly unconvincing this time around. And it doesn’t offer a realistic prescription for future success. |
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{{/if}} He wants someone who’ll sell Wall Street on across-the-board tariffs. That person doesn’t exist. |
Neil Postman’s jeremiad against TV seems rather quaint today—and not just because he was shouting into the wind and knew it. |
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Watch this conversation between The New Republic’s editor Michael Tomasky, staff writers Matt Ford and Greg Sargent, and contributing editor Nina Burleigh as they digest the election results and the short- and long-term implications for our democracy, rights, and political institutions. |
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Lindsey Graham doesn’t think the accusations against alleged sex pest Matt Gaetz are disqualifying. |
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace have a bonkers definition of what constitutes assault. |
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling |
Eastern Europeans’ "internal emigration" experiences under authoritarianism offer useful lessons about how to check out without isolating yourself. |
With Republicans informing Trump that Matt Gaetz’s nomination looks unsalvageable, the author of a new piece on Trump’s "team of outlaws" explains why it’s so unsettling that the GOP Senate is our last line of defense. |
By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent |
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The party has followed its affection for Beltway institutions and their stodgy norms to its logical endpoint—getting locked out of power. It’s time for a rethink. |
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