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The Week That Was

Columnists Susan Estrich - October 27, 2024 0

It was a week that would doom most candidates for high office. It began with Donald Trump going on a riff about Arnold Palmer’s penis size, that the late golfer’s daughter understandably found offensive. Did his supporters? Apparently not. It got worse from there. If you don’t mind a president who is focused on penis size, what about one who is considered a “fascist” by military officials who know him best? In a front-page interview […]

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The Best Day Of Trump’s Life

Columnists Jamie Stiehm - October 26, 2024 0

The simple truth about Jan. 6: The mob attack on the Capitol was the best day of Donald Trump’s life. Before you cast your ballot for president, you need to know that. And it’s my fate to tell the tale again. Trump loved every moment of the deadly riot, which is why he refused to call off the rampage for three hours and counting. Look, what loyalty! What a crowd size on the National Mall! […]

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Trump Threatens Social Security’s Stability

Columnists Froma Harrop - October 25, 2024 0

Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would add enormous amounts to the national debt, with some estimates as high as $15 trillion over a decade. But some of his tax cuts stand apart in threatening one of America’s most revered programs, Social Security. They would essentially bankrupt it by 2031. This is not some far-off worry. We’re talking like six years from now. And the source of this scary news is the reliable and nonpartisan […]

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The Endless Campaign

Columnists Susan Estrich - October 24, 2024 0

“Cat Eats Fox” was Matt Drudge’s headline after Kamala Harris’ much touted “interview” with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. It wasn’t really an interview. He whined about her coming in 15 minutes late for a pre-taped interview and then barely let her answer a question before interrupting her, talking over her and generally just playing to his Fox News choir, including President Donald Trump, who roundly cheered his performance afterward. Poor Bret; he used to […]

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Trump, Musk And The Hideous Campaign Of Hate

Columnists Joe Conason - October 23, 2024 0

Long before Donald Trump declared he would run for president, his first political adviser articulated the central idea that has come to define both candidate and campaign. “Hate is a stronger motivator than love,” said Roger Stone in 2008 – and that corrosive outlook is obviously what still drives the Watergate-vintage dirty trickster and pardoned felon [although he now claims to be a born-again “Christian”]. It is also what drives the man whose political persona […]

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