Paul Waldman

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I, too, am a hardscrabble American

By: Paul Waldman

Ron DeSantis tries to grab some "authenticity" by claiming he's from Ohio, kind of.

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The Texas legislature explores new frontiers of Christian nationalism

By: Paul Waldman

A young, progressive, Christian, Democratic legislator sounds the alarm and tries to stand in the way.

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How many guns will it take to make us safe?

By: Paul Waldman

Gun advocates keep promising that more guns will solve America's gun violence problem.

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Why the Republican presidential field is so weak

By: Paul Waldman

The past eight years have made it so no sensible candidate wants to run.

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The Durham investigation was a flop. But it’s a propaganda triumph.

By: Paul Waldman

When you hear Trump and others say Durham proved the Russia scandal was a hoax, they're lying.

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Republicans abandoned urban America, and they’re paying the price

By: Paul Waldman

When your party wages a war on cities, don't be surprised if you keep losing elections there.

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The House GOP investigations are a joke. But don’t count them out.

By: Paul Waldman

Even a nincompoop with subpoena power might be able to create a scandal.

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GOP extortion has backed Biden into a corner. He still has a way out.

By: Greg Sargent, Paul Waldman

Why is the president undermining his leverage?

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Tim Scott takes precisely the wrong lessons from his inspiring life story

By: Paul Waldman

He says his story shows what's "possible" in America. But you shouldn't have to be a superstar to have a secure life.

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In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right

By: Greg Sargent, Paul Waldman

How a liberal counter-mobilization is demanding an end to reactionary hysteria.