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Donald Trump scares the hell out of Fox News: Why his debate boycott really makes the network so nervous
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP frontrunner's war with the right-wing cable network has escalated dramatically. Here's what's at stake
The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion
Amanda Marcotte
Bernie Sanders' lack of religious faith is more normal in America than many pundits and politicians seem to think
David Daleiden’s no journalist: His attack on Planned Parenthood was one thing — a failed takedown operation
Amanda Marcotte
David Daleiden is trying to defend himself legally by citing journalistic privilege, but he's not a journalist
Oregon militiamen fell right into the feds’ trap: Sorry, liberals, the government was right to wait before taking them out
Amanda Marcotte
Despite complaints about federal inaction, it seems waiting out the Oregon militia was the best strategy
Trump wins again with his bratty tantrum: His Fox News debate boycott will only boost his campaign even more
Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump's refusal to show up at the Fox News debate will only endear him more to the conservative base
Now he’s hooked the Christian conservatives: Accept it, Donald Trump’s not fading — even more on the right are buying his snake oil
Amanda Marcotte
It was reasonable to believe that Trump would have flamed out by now, but instead he's moving in for the kill
GOP anti-sex lunacy: The Planned Parenthood indictments show how unmoored from reality Republicans have become
Amanda Marcotte
The latest war on Planned Parenthood was a harbinger for how the fringe right would take over the Republican Party
Go home, Michael Bloomberg: If he runs, be prepared to welcome President Donald Trump
Amanda Marcotte
Michael Bloomberg can't win as a third party — all he can do is screw Democrats by taking votes away from them
Donald Trump got lucky: He’s only winning because he’s competing against clowns and losers
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's ascendency says more about the boring slate of candidates the GOP has to offer than about his own talents
The “party of responsibility?” — yeah, right: GOP leaders love blaming everyone else for their own screw-ups
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives love preaching about personal responsibility, but they need to learn to start taking it first
Conservatives in a meltdown: National Review’s confused “Against Trump” issue is an amazing testament to the right’s implosion
Amanda Marcotte
The National Review takes a shot at Trump and it's a wide, and unintentionally hilarious, miss
Sarah Palin’s feel-bad politics: The dark allure of right-wing nihilism, self-pity and curdled nostalgia for a once-“great” America
Andrew O'Hehir
The American right's rococo, self-devouring period reached its apex with Sarah Palin's deranged rant
Setting Bill O’Reilly straight on his anti-socialism rant: It’s not fear that motivates Americans to work
Amanda Marcotte
Sanders-style socialism actually helps people excel far more than the fear-based economy that O'Reilly prefers
Palin wasn’t “drunk” and her Trump speech wasn’t “stupid”: She’s playing right into the heart of twisted Republican politics
Amanda Marcotte
Palin's impressionistic pro-Trump speech shows how Republicans are getting past the "problem" of logic or evidence
The new anti-choice mission: Target frozen embryos to make it harder for couples like Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb to break up
Amanda Marcotte
The anti-choice movement has figured out a way to use frozen embryos to punish people for instigating divorce
This is right-wing America: Palin, Trump speak directly to the politics of hate and resentment that drives conservatism
Amanda Marcotte
The right wing's politics of resentment is nothing new, even if conservatives are being more honest about it
Audiences reject “13 Hours”: Big blow for the right’s desperate quest for Clinton’s Benghazi smoking gun — it’s just not there
Amanda Marcotte
The film is basically a flop — and a letdown for conservatives hoping it would somehow take down Hillary Clinton
Campus rape in Montana: What a small town tells us about sexual assault, rape culture and the prevalence of false accusations
Amanda Marcotte
Jon Krakauer speaks about the new edition of his book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town"
Cruz’s big attack: He’s is coming hard after Trump, but the Donald is still the champ at slimy pandering to the right
Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz unleashes his attacks on Donald Trump, but Trump may be impervious to the "inauthenticity" charge
Carly’s sexist strategy: Fiorina mistakes election for a Best Wife Ever contest and attacks Hillary Clinton’s marriage
Amanda Marcotte
Carly Fiorina, in desperation, tries to get attention for being a better wife than she thinks Hillary Clinton is
Marco Rubio, conspiracy theorist: Now he’s targeting the wacko vote by pandering to the Jade Helm crowd
Amanda Marcotte
Rubio's struggling to get any kind of edge, so he spent the GOP debate trying to win over conspiracy nuts
Big moment for desperate Rubio: He crushes Cruz for his immigration flip-flops, but are GOP voters paying attention?
Amanda Marcotte
Rubio makes most of his last chance, hitting Cruz's wavering on immigration. But it may be too little, too late.
Trump and Cruz’s laughable patriotism clash: Who’s less American – Canadians or New Yorkers?
Amanda Marcotte
Candidates get into a ridiculous tiff over whose birthplace is less "real America," New York or Canada
They love to scare you: Republicans start debate by implying terrorists might kill us all by November
Amanda Marcotte
Candidates get sixth debate started by bantering about how scared they are of, well, everything
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