Ben Sasse kind of sucks now
The Nebraska senator used to have a relatable world-weariness about him. What happened?
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Wednesday
Tuesday
A new ‘War on Terror’ is a terrible idea
Now is not the time to do away with civil liberties
Rise of the comrade babies
No one owns the Democratic Socialists of America as hard as they own themselves
The Czarist image of mass shootings
In almost every generation since 1880, some young men have decided it would be fine to kill a large number of people
Liberalism cannot stop the shootings
These murderers do not have a conscience; they do not have any reflexive empathy or sense of humanity
Monday
The regressiveness of Officer Kamala
How the California senator’s sex work record could prove a stumbling block
Sunday
‘Meh’: the psychotic apathy of the Great Replacement killers
The most shocking thing about statements from mass murderers is how careless and slapdash they are
Saturday
Presidency Inc.
Running for the highest office in the land is a money-making exercise
Friday
Another nom bites the dust
Ratcliffe gets caught in the trap
Thursday
Behind the scenes of a Tulsi takedown
Gabbard dismantled Kamala Harris because no one else had bothered trying
The biggest loser in Wednesday’s Detroit debate was sanity
The insuperable obstacle the candidates faced was the stunning success of Donald Trump’s first three years
Wednesday
Trump smells a Ratcliffe
The president’s pick for the vacant director of national intelligence role may hit a roadblock
Bernie monsters the moderates
The progressive powerhouse made the most of CNN’s strange debate format
When will Tulsi Gabbard become a Republican?
Exploring the burning subtext of a Democratic presidential campaign
A night with nine people at a Marianne Williamson watch party
Ten if you count the dog
The Democrats’ stillborn revolution
The tepid centrists may not be inspiring, but they signify a problem for the likes of Sanders and Warren
Monday
Trump’s truths about Baltimore
The Democrats can’t resist Trump’s provocations, and they keep making his case for him
Saturday
The winners and losers of a minimum wage hike
Opposing a federal hike isn’t just about political philosophy. It’s about practicality too
Friday
Donald Trump, signed, sealed, delivered
Is there more disaffection among conservative youth with Trump than anyone had surmised?
Wednesday
Mueller testifies – Trump wins
The special counsel’s performance evokes sympathy – but the president emerges stronger as a result
