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‘It Is Hard to Imagine a More Sweeping Agenda to Make Americans Less Healthy’

‘It Is Hard to Imagine a More Sweeping Agenda to Make Americans Less Healthy’

Trump says one thing about toxins and does another.

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It May Not Be Brainwashing, but It’s Not Democracy, Either

It May Not Be Brainwashing, but It’s Not Democracy, Either

How the federal government became “an outdated software system that must be replaced.”

19.03.2025 100

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The Problem for Democratic Optimists

The Problem for Democratic Optimists

Even if the party can move toward the center, it may not help.

12.03.2025 4

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‘Trump Is the Real Thing’

‘Trump Is the Real Thing’

Vengeance is his.

04.03.2025 10

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The Chaos Agenda Is Going Full Speed Ahead

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25.02.2025 50

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Elon Musk Is Leading a ‘Hostile Takeover of the Federal Government’

His mandate under Trump “truly is unprecedented in U.S. history.”

18.02.2025 100

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Their Target Is ‘the Very Core of Modern American Liberalism’

It has proved to be the key mobilizing concept underpinning the MAGA movement.

11.02.2025 10

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‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings

Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular left.

04.02.2025 90

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Revenge Is a Dish Best Served From the White House

What does it mean when Trump says, “I am your retribution”?

15.01.2025 6

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If Men Are in Trouble, What Is the Cause?

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18.12.2024 90

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Democrats Don’t Have a Shortcut Out of the Wilderness

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11.12.2024 10

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Trump’s Project 2025 May Not Be What It Seemed. It’s Worse.

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04.12.2024 100

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Democrats Can Become the Party of Insurgency Again

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20.11.2024 3

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How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?

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13.11.2024 3

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It’s Not Too Early to Begin the Reckoning

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30.10.2024 2

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America Is Playing With Fire

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23.10.2024 60

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Trump Has Turned It Up to 11

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17.10.2024 100

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Trump Has Something He’d Like to Sell You

The former president’s history of merchandising himself may be broadly revealing in unexpected ways.

09.10.2024 3

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Trump Is an Open Book for Closed Minds

How is it possible that the former president has a reasonable chance of winning the election despite all that voters now know about him?

25.09.2024 650

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Republican Science Denial Has Nasty Real-World Consequences

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11.09.2024 70

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You Want Policies? Trump’s Got Policies.

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28.08.2024 2

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Trump Is Not Done With Us

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21.08.2024 100

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The Mystery of JD Vance Is Unraveling

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01.08.2024 90

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What the Trump-Vance Alliance Means for the Republican Party

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28.07.2024 70

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