Donald Trump

Senator Mitch McConnell

The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’ The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’

The GOP’s paranoia and hubris promises yet another self-inflicted foreign policy disaster.

Aug 25, 2015 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic

It’s not just rhetoric. Donald Trump’s odious message is driving anti-immigrant hate crimes.

Aug 21, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump

No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel

Amid the buffoonery of Donald Trump’s campaign, workers at his Vegas hotel are demanding justice.

Aug 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Anti-immigrant protest

The Racist Roots of the GOP’s Favorite New Immigration Plan The Racist Roots of the GOP’s Favorite New Immigration Plan

Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, but Donald Trump and other candidates are keeping alive the idea that some Americans should not have equal rights at birt...

Aug 19, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

GOP Candidates

Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans

Republicans are advocating a future that will drag us back to the failed policies of the past.

Aug 18, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Speaks His Mind Trump Speaks His Mind

He speaks his mind, but, truth be told, he Should not have dissed that Megyn Kelly. What that made clear to any viewer: The problem’s that his mind’s a sewer.

Aug 13, 2015 / Calvin Trillin

Roger Ailes, President of Fox News

What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump

Fox News set Trump up to fail at the first GOP debate. So why is he still on top?

Aug 13, 2015 / Eric Alterman

Trump Megyn Kelly

The GOP’s Contempt for Women The GOP’s Contempt for Women

Republicans may be trapped in a death spiral from which they cannot escape.

Aug 11, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rand Paul

Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP

Once the great hope for his party’s foreign policy realists, these days he’s sounding more like a dyed-in-the-wool interventionist.

Aug 11, 2015 / James Carden

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness? How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness?

The state of the party makes you wonder: Is this real life?

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

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