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Trump Doesn’t Stand For Things. He Stands Against Them.

Donald Trump’s strategy has never been about promoting a set of policies, an ideology, or even a party. It’s not even entirely about promoting himself or his brand. It hasn’t been about promoting any of these things, exactly, because it hasn’t been nearly as much about promotion as vilification. He hasn’t ascended to the heights…

Attacking the ‘Helpers’ Is A Symptom of Our Toxic Political Polarization
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Attacking the ‘Helpers’ Is A Symptom of Our Toxic Political Polarization

On April 7th, Senator Rand Paul posted a picture of himself in a white coat on Twitter, thanking his supporters the world over for wishing him the best after his diagnosis of having COVID-19. In the post, he explained he had now tested negative, and that he had decided to go back to his roots…

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5 Psychological Forces That Turn People into Political Hacks

There’s really no denying that we are in a time of deep political division. With everything from the impeachment proceedings to a contentious election cycle that began as soon as the midterms ended, it seems we may have indeed become the divided republic the American founders feared. Though there are many reasons to be optimistic…

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Five Things No One Asked About the Impeachment — But Should Have

The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have fueled all manner of conjecture regarding the proper discharge of foreign policy, hidden motives behind both Trump’s phone call and the ensuing investigation, and everything from the dead-cat bounce of the Mueller Report to the Kurdish policy shift.  But there are a number of questions that, while they should be asked,…