A kick in the Ossoff: The race in Georgia’s sixth district
Print section Print Rubric: Disappointment for the Democrats in a fiercely fought congressional race Print Headline: A kick in the Ossoff Print Fly Title: Georgia’s sixth...
View ArticlePatching up the poor: Are conservatives right about Medicaid?
Print section Print Rubric: Whatever happens to the Republicans’ health-care bill, Medicaid needs reform Print Headline: Patching up the poor Print Fly Title: Medicaid UK...
View ArticleAs goes Maine: The Republicans’ chances of replacing Obamacare are receding
Print section Print Rubric: The Republicans’ chances of replacing Obamacare are receding Print Headline: Raining on the parade Print Fly Title: Health-care politics UK...
View ArticleRepublican divisions: Not repealing Obamacare
Print section Print Rubric: Internal division does not hurt Republicans in elections. Governing is different Print Headline: Can’t live with or without it Print Fly Title: ...
View ArticleGermany, France and gay marriage: Conservatives speak louder in secular...
Main image: AS YOU might expect, Germany’s Catholic hierarchs were less than thrilled when legislators voted on June 30th, by 393 votes to 226, to legalise same-sex marriage. Archbishop...
View ArticleToilet talk: Texas Republicans revive their “bathroom bill”
Main image: “FLUSH the bill!” chanted protesters gathered outside Texas’s state capitol building, in Austin, on July 21st. They had gathered, bearing placards decorated with pictures of...
View ArticleDaily chart: Senate Republicans fail to repeal Obamacare yet again
Main image: NO MAJORITY leader since Lyndon Johnson has been as renowned for deft legislative tactics as Mitch McConnell. But the Kentucky Republican’s claim to succeed LBJ as the modern...
View ArticleLexington: A Republican senator revolts
Print section Print Rubric: Jeff Flake of Arizona says Donald Trump is destroying the conservative movement Print Headline: A Republican senator revolts Print Fly Title: ...
View ArticleAmerican politics: Republicans in Congress should be braver
Print section Print Rubric: Congressional Republicans should be braver about acting as a check on the president Print Headline: No deal Print Fly Title: America’s...
View ArticleThe new political term in Washington: Back to school
Print section Print Rubric: Congress reconvenes for a brutal, fractious September Print Headline: Back to school Print Fly Title: The new political term UK Only...
View ArticleState of denial: The Republican Party in California continues its long, slow...
Main image: TEN years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a speech at the California Republican Party’s convention that silenced the crowd. “Our party has lost the middle and we will not regain...
View ArticleStrange days: Roy Moore’s win in Alabama creates more problems for the...
Print section Print Rubric: Stephen Bannon notches up a win Print Headline: Strange days Print Fly Title: Alabama’s special election UK Only Article: standard...
View ArticleLexington: Superstition helps explain how people think about gun laws
Print section Print Rubric: Superstition helps explain why many Republicans think loose gun laws keep them safe Print Headline: The power of magical thinking Print Fly...
View ArticleA Corker of a row: What Republican senators really think of the president
Print section Print Rubric: A public spat exposes Republican fears of a failed Trump presidency Print Headline: A Corker of a row Print Fly Title: Trump and the Senate UK...
View ArticleMS-13 ways to leave your values: Two white-shoe Republican candidates go full...
Print section Print Rubric: Two former moderates make race-baiting appeals to woo the Trumpist base Print Headline: MS-13 ways to leave your values Print Fly Title: ...
View ArticleLexington: Fiscal conservatism, RIP
Print section Print Rubric: Republicans have become addicted to borrowing Print Headline: The elephant forgets Print Fly Title: Lexington UK Only Article: ...
View ArticleThe perils of a conscience: Jeff Flake’s anti-Trump manifesto could cost him...
Main image: EVEN if Donald Trump had not become president, Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona would probably still be facing a challenge in the Republican Senate primary in 2018. Grassroots...
View ArticleThe Republican Party’s evolution: Jeff Flake breaks free
Print section Print Rubric: Another anti-Trump conservative heads for the exit Print Headline: Flake news Print Fly Title: Retiring senators UK Only Article: ...
View ArticleLexington: Doug Jones against the darkness
Print section Print Rubric: The Democrats have a strong candidate for a Southern race they could actually win Print Headline: Doug Jones against the darkness Print Fly...
View ArticleDaily chart: The Trump tax cuts fall far short of Ronald Reagan’s reforms
Main image: IN THE annals of modern American economic policymaking, among the most revered pieces of legislation is the Tax Reform Act of 1986. During the three decades since its passage,...
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