The Republican Party must get its own house in order, suppress the influence of its establishment members, and offer a coherent, principled, and politically viable program to the American electorate.
Tag: Donald Trump
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Trump Backs the GOP Establishment
Despite running as an antiestablishment candidate, former President Donald Trump is fighting to keep two of the three top GOP leaders in power.
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The Art of the Dealmaker: Trump’s ‘Major Announcement’
Instead of advancing his presidential campaign in any meaningful way, Trump's big-announcement collector cards are just him doing what he's always done: merchandising himself and his persona.
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Why Does the GOP Elite Hate Its Own Base?
The scorn of the GOP elite for rank-and-file Republicans is simply unsustainable for the party.
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White Anxiety and the GOP
White anxiety is the single greatest driver of right-wing politics in the United States, and it is as understandable as the fear one feels while trying to avoid death by drowning.
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Books in Brief: December 2022
Short reviews of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism, by Matthew Continetti, and The Black Boom, by Jason Riley.
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Random Musings; Random Sarcasm
Leftists make up catchphrases to smear their opponents, but they never apply the same logic to themselves.
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After 2022 Setback, GOP Race Is Wide Open
The 2024 Republican presidential race is wide open. After the disastrous mid-terms, a Trump resurgence is far from inevitable.
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Florida, the New Capital of Red State America
Republicans need to simply let Florida and its transformational governor show them the way. The future of the GOP is here in the sunshine state.
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Marching on Rome: The Mortal Struggle for Western Culture
Mussolini may be a deeply flawed national hero, but he also stands for something necessary in this age: resistance to a socially and culturally destructive left.
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Polemics and Exchanges: November 2022
Senior Writer Pedro Gonzalez responds to a reader regarding public sentiment toward the FBI.
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‘Compact’ Makes an Impact
Michael Lind was a good fit for Compact magazine’s first event in New York City. Neither Lind nor the magazine has shied away from confrontation and challenging the managerial state.
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The Race-Obsessed L.A. City Council
The L.A. City Council spews racial slurs in leaked audio. The council members are more concerned with race than policy.
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A Conspiracy Against the People
The establishment has all but guaranteed the rise of a force in the future that will be as bad—or worse—than what they pretended Trump was.
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A Letter from ‘Smart America’
In Last Best Hope, George Packer divides America into four categories of people, about half of whom he despises, and then proceeds to lament their incompatibility as a threat to democracy.