The Electoral College Makes the U.S. a Laughingstock | Opinion
Many Americans don’t want to hear it, but the Electoral College is a uniquely damaging system that wildly distorts the will of the voter, yields crazy outcomes and suppresses participation—since most of us live in places where the outcome is preordained. It also makes the United States into a global joke for seeming unable to […]
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Every American Will Be Better Off Under a Second Trump Administration | Opinion
The big winners in the 2024 presidential election, besides the American people, will be former President Donald J. Trump and President Joe Biden. Why? The election will have demonstrated that President Trump’s policies were working and were consistent with the desires of the American people. The election will also have made clear that President Biden, […]
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Donald Trump Feasts on a Banquet of Loathing, Jealousy and Retribution | Opinion
The interminably long presidential campaign of former President Donald Trump is finally winding its way down to its conclusion. Win or lose, this is almost certainly the last time he will appear on our ballots. Not even this Republican Party could be self-destructive enough to nominate him a fourth time at age 82 in 2028 […]
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Alexander Vindman: A Last Glimmer of Hope in the Shadow of Despotism | Opinion
Throughout American history, several crucial moments have defined our country’s trajectory. The War of Independence, the Civil War and the fight against slavery, both World Wars, and the Cold War have all been struggles against despotism, whether foreign or domestic. And through those victories, the arc of history, for nearly 250-years, has always bent towards […]
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It’s Time to Stop Calling Donald Trump a Fascist | Opinion
Say what you will about MAGA, its diversity is impressive. Election deniers, smarmy billionaires, hot-for-Armageddon Christian nationalists, waterborne Nazis, a shrinking handful of sadly deluded conservatives, Laura Loomer, Kid Rock, Roseanne Barr, Rudy Giuliani—far from a monolith, MAGA is a rainbow coalition of insurrectionists, cranks, and pin-striped goons. Recently, however, more and more observers have […]
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