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Pennsylvania Republicans Try a Radical New Tactic…Unity
In 2022, Republican Party operatives in Pennsylvania were confident they had found the perfect candidate to retain the seat held by retiring United…
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Lawrence Goldstone
Wisconsin—Democracy’s Anvil
Taking the mantle from Florida and Ohio, it now may be Wisconsin’s turn to be the most highly sought after and pivotal state in the coming presidential…
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Lawrence Goldstone
Romney’s Choice…And Ours
Mitt Romney’s decision not to seek re-election to the Senate seemed to shock Democrats more than Republicans. Some on the left speculated that he feared…
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Crime and (No) Punishment
During what has often been a full-out assault on American democracy by the extreme right—which has become a disturbingly large segment of the…
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Stop and Frisk: The New Pregnancy Test
Recently in Llano, a hyperconservative town of 3,400 “deep in Texas hill country,” local residents jammed into city hall, with some forced to remain out…
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August 2023
Rule of Law or Rule of Lawyers?
It is something of an irony that due to the Hollywood writers’ strike, the Netflix show Suits is enjoying a new burst of popularity at precisely the…
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Yes, Virginia, the Indictments Do Matter.
There has been a good deal of hand-wringing among Democrats and false exultation among Trump Republicans, both of whom seem to want to pretend that the…
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What’s a Billionaire to Do?
Pity the poor Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch. After years of planning, conniving, devoting countless resources, and sneering at democratic norms, and…
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Lawrence Goldstone
Pre-Season Counts as Much in Politics as It Does in Sports
Much of the nation seems in terror—and has taken for granted—that the 2024 presidential election will be another geriatric joust between an almost…
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Lawrence Goldstone
Who Says the Comedy Writers Are on Strike?
Within minutes of the release of the Fulton County grand jury’s charges in the Georgia election fraud investigation, the media was ablaze with…
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Panic on the Right.
One of the most overused words in modern news coverage is “bombshell.” Nonetheless, reports that two hard-right constitutional law professors wrote an…
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Kamala Harris, Secret Weapon.
On August 8, Ohio joined Kansas as one of the most unlikely venues in which voters would embrace one of the cornerstones of the Democratic agenda. In…
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