The Election’s Lesson for Democrats: Don’t Nominate Hillary Clinton
The rest will mostly take care of itself.
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Progressives Lost
All the big races that excited passion in the national press ended in the L column.
Nationalist and Conservative and Disappointed
Every political movement becomes tarnished in government. But Trump’s nationalism has managed to disappoint even before it has been seriously tried.
Needed: A Moment of Silence
We should have the decency to fall silent in the face of such an enormity, at least for a moment.
The Caravan Exposes the Democrats
They ask Republicans to believe their commitments to enforcement. They ask activists not to.
What’s Exceptional, What’s Emblematic
The truth is that, for now, all acts of politically motivated violence in America are exceptional, not emblematic of our major political differences.
Why Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Has So Many People So Defensive
The brutal killing and dismemberment of a journalist weighs on the consciences of the Saudi regime’s many Western apologists.
Off the Shelf: Imagine There Is No Heaven
In his new book Seven Types of Atheism, John Gray exposes the lack of rigor among many of his fellow unbelievers.