‘Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to incompetence, they say. Sure enough, there is plenty of the latter at work in national politics. The Democratic side of the presidential race has become a muddle, with too many candidates and no clear message.’
The 22nd century looks back on the last days of liberal democracy
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A progressive-minded man born into the 14th century would have fought the Renaissance tooth and nail
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Like ‘television’, ‘pansexuality’ is a bastard form, founded half on a Greek word and half on a Latin one
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Nothing quite matches the scale of today’s disillusionment with democracy
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California, here one comes…
By Rod Liddle
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A part of my brain is perpetually searching for an excuse to drink — and what better excuse than half the country descending into a collective existential crisis?
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The revolution is complete. The old revolutionaries are now the establishment
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We must end forever wars, except when Trump tries to end them
By Matt Purple
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Andy Khawaja is charged with campaign finance violations. He says there’s a bigger story
By Paul Wood
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A true socialist, Sanders has been poised on his Marx all his life for this moment
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‘Any man with any strength should go to a .45’
By John Meroney
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Proposing a ban is election suicide. The Democrats are doing it anyway.
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Party bosses appear to espouse the betrayal of their base as a core value
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‘We have the highest poll numbers we’ve ever had — thank you, Nancy, very much’
By Amber Duke
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Bernie is the Chinese finger trap of the election — the harder you pull, the stronger he gets
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His major speeches will go down as among the most eloquent and important in the nation’s history
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