I denied that Trump was a racist. Not anymore.
I thought he was an equal-opportunity bully. No more.
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To defeat Trump, Democrats should nominate Bennet
The Colorado senator checks all of the progressive boxes and is a serious candidate.
Which Democrat can push Trump off the national stage?
You had me at “Not Donald Trump.” Now let’s talk about the tens of millions of other voters we’re going to need to win.
The real danger of categorical politics
The notion that all you need to know about a person is his or her skin color seems close to the definition of racism.
How Democrats should respond to Ocasio-Cortez
She has become a Twitter star through her own showboating and a weird alliance with right-wing media.
We need to know the whole truth about Jeffrey Epstein and his friends
Rich, depraved men are tolerated across the political spectrum. This is a chance to indict everyone, not to score partisan points.
Alex Acosta gave a pass to Jeffrey Epstein years ago. He’s still failing victims today.
His department has ignored visas for trafficking victims.
U.S. women demanded their moment, and that’s what real power is
The indisputable impact of what this team has accomplished extends far beyond the World Cup.
Trump tried to make Independence Day all about him. He ended up looking small.
Missing from the president’s speech was any sense of humility as a vital aspect of American greatness.
Nike fans the flames of the culture war
The culture war has yet another idiotic fight on its hands.
Justin Amash: Our politics is in a partisan death spiral. That’s why I’m leaving the GOP
The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions.
Questions I would have asked the Democrats
Some of you have, or had, the power to change many of the things you now say are wrong with America. Why didn’t you?
Trump buddies up to Putin, embarrassing us once again
The horror of watching an American president joke about murdered journalists.
Trump did the right thing
It is worth thanking Trump when he makes the right choice.
Five myths about barbecue
No, the word “barbecue” isn’t French, and outdoor cooking isn’t “man’s work.”
Elizabeth Warren had better hope voters want radical honesty
Warren’s path to the nomination lies through the party’s left-wing base, but her path to the presidency lies through tens of millions of more moderate voters.
The debates’ biggest losers? American taxpayers
Never have so many candidates proposed to spend so much on so many.
Conservative justices don’t think truth matters
The truth was on trial before the Supreme Court in the census case.
Why won’t US politicians talk about Chinese authoritarianism?
The ongoing confrontation with China highlights the moral blind spot of economic nationalism.
Trump’s jokes with Putin over eliminating journalists is a betrayal of America. So is ignoring it.
The president’s eagerness to curry favor with an autocrat is a new low, but his base - and many others - won’t care.