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US politics’ post-shame era: how Republicans became the party of hate

Far from entering the midterms as the party of tolerance, diversity and sincerity, critics say, the Republican party has shown itself to be the opposite

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2022

Bibi review: Netanyahu memoir is hard-eyed – if not where Trump is concerned

The former Israeli PM is under a legal cloud but fighting for office again. His book is well-written and self-serving

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022

Tim Ryan raises his alpha status

Ryan shows the weakness of opponent J.D. Vance, who has bent the knee to Trump, in the race for a Senate seat in Ohio.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2022

The story behind Trump’s claim that George Bush Sr stashed documents in a bowling alley

Republican attempts to insist his own careless handling of top secret records is far from unusual

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

How Loretta Lynn, country music and a rural Republican tide changed U.S. politics

At the peak of her fame in the 1960s and 1970s, Lynn was part of a key change in the politics of country music — a change akin to the shifting partisan leanings of the music's most loyal fans.

WEKU · Oct 8, 2022

Robert A. George: Republicans can't commit. Just look at their agenda

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's new “Commitment to America,” intends to reassure voters of the GOP's intentions if they win the majority in Congress in the midterm election. Instead, it reveals a party of commitment-phobes.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Will Bunch: Racist 'Willie Horton'-style fearmongering on crime may win midterms for GOP

When the midterm election winds shifted direction this summer toward Democrats, powered by a gust of anger among women voters over the Supreme Court and abortion rights, no incumbent GOP U.S. senator looked in worse shape than Wisconsin's Ron Johnson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 4, 2022

Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

Republicans running in next month’s elections cast their party as tough on crime, despite top party names’ legal scrapes

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2022

Abbott’s Attack Dog

The New Hampshire political consultant has been shellacking hapless Democrats for two decades on behalf of the GOP.

Texas Observer · Sep 26, 2022

The Long Alliance review: sure guide to Biden and Obama’s imperfect union

Gabriel Debenedetti masters the crosscurrents of the Democratic party as well as relations between two presidents

The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2022