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Just How Fake Is Josh Hawley's Populism?
Even if it has some real substance, we shouldn't take it at face value.
Jun 13
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Paul Waldman
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Don't Let Polls Poison Your Brain
What both centrists and progressives too often misunderstand.
Jun 11
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Paul Waldman
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Do We Actually Need to Save All the Steel Jobs?
Maybe we should stop romanticizing the manly jobs done by manly men.
Jun 5
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Paul Waldman
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The Real Reason Reporters Won't Talk About Trump's Mental Decline
Sep 5, 2024
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Paul Waldman
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If the Public Turns Against Trump, It Won't Be to Save Democracy
Feb 25
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Paul Waldman
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If the Public Turns Against Trump, It Won't Be to Save Democracy
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Trump Goes to War Against His Own Supporters
Mar 7
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Paul Waldman
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You Are the "Inefficiency"
Feb 18
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Paul Waldman
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You Are the "Inefficiency"
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Too Many Democrats Don't Understand Voters At All
Dec 19, 2024
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Paul Waldman
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Trump's Powers of Persuasion Are Failing Him
May 6
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Paul Waldman
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What Happened to Marco Rubio?
Ambition is a helluva drug.
Jun 3
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Paul Waldman
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Our AI Future Is Worse Than Skynet
We face a less dramatic but even more exasperating doom.
May 28
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Paul Waldman
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Corruption Is Still Corruption Even If It Happens Right In the Open
Why Trump's brazenness diffuses the media's ability to describe him accurately.
May 23
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Paul Waldman
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Capitulation to Trump Is the Real Risk
Knuckling under may seem like the safe option, but it isn't.
May 21
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Paul Waldman
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Republicans Hate You
That's it - that's the message.
May 14
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Paul Waldman
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What Trump's Corruption Will Cost Us
He has ascended to new heights of graft. The effects will be profound.
May 12
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Paul Waldman
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The Republican Assault on Medicaid Can Be Stopped
Their plans are horrific, but the politics are on Democrats' side.
May 8
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Paul Waldman
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