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Our Deranged Media
Even though it has been over two months since the Inauguration, and even longer since Election Day, the sight of Donald Trump in the White House still feels like a dream – or, more aptly, a nightmare. That a man so manifestly unqualified for the office of the presidency and so obviously uninterested in its…
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Russian Hacking and Fake News
On December 30th, the Obama Administration announced sanctions against the Russian government in response to alleged Russian interference in the US election. The act represents a stunning reversal for Obama, who in 2012 derided Mitt Romney for being stuck in the Cold War after Romney correctly identified Russia as America’s number one geopolitical rival. The…
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Why Liberals Should Applaud the Supreme Court’s Immigration Ruling
Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, it seemed likely that there would be a number of 4-4 split rulings in the Supreme Court. One such ruling has liberals in an uproar: the split in United States v. Texas. The court’s split allows the lower court’s ruling to stand. This means that the injunction District…
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The Death of the GOP
When I first wrote about the presidential election last year, I was optimistic. I saw a field full of young, diverse, and qualified Republican candidates, with almost all of them capable of beating likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, a candidate who suffered from low favorability. Looking back on it now, I can see that I…
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Correcting an Error
I have been thinking about writing this article for a long time. Even as I write it now, I know I should have written this earlier. I should have written this after Samuel DuBose. I should have written this after Sandra Bland. I should have written this after Walter Scott. But I didn’t. So I…
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John Oliver and “Real” Journalism
With each passing primary, Donald Trump moves closer to the Republican nomination, and thus to the presidency. While polls seem to indicate that a general election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would be a bloodbath for the GOP with Trump as its nominee, many Republican voters continue to voice fullthroated support for Trump. The…
