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June 26, 2026
Contributor: The rise of Democrats' left wing will hurt democracy
Republicans have now been gifted a fresh crop of candidates they can plaster across campaign ads from Iowa to Texas as a national cautionary tale.
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June 19, 2026
Contributor: Israel squandered its goodwill in the U.S., and now what?
By aligning itself so closely with one wing of the MAGA movement to gin up a war against Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu has cost his nation crucial support.
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June 12, 2026
Contributor: A tale of two Republicans who crossed Trump
For those of us struggling to understand today's Republican Party, this past week's primary elections in South Carolina offered a useful case study.
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June 5, 2026
Contributor: Why do the Republicans have the celebrity candidates?
For today's rising stars in politics like Spencer Pratt, the currency is not institutional support but the attention economy.
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May 29, 2026
Contributor: In politics after Trump, nothing is disqualifying
Has Trumpism become America's permanent political operating system?
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May 22, 2026
Contributor: The GOP is collapsing under Trump's loyalty tests
The president is purging Republicans who stand against him, but polls show the party should be distancing itself from Trump.
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