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Attack of radical “moderates”: How Tea Party & liberals are both being swindled
Heather Digby Parton
The idea that most Americans are "moderates" who share an agenda is absurd -- and the belief in it is disastrous
Scott Walker loses his mind: What’s behind his delusional ISIS-unions comparison
Joan Walsh
Comparing battles with unions to fighting terrorists, the cocky Wisconsin governor unites right and left in horror
TV news’ “war porn” craze: Why Chris Hayes & Laura Ingraham are united in fury
Heather Digby Parton
The lurid coverage of war and terror as ratings catnip is back, and worse than ever. Here's what happens next
Scott Walker’s “Sarah Palin” problem: What’s really behind his media hostility
Heather Digby Parton
"Gotcha" questions may have evolved since Palin's time -- but Walker's strategy for handling them is eerily similar
Secrets of the right-wing “brain”: The hilarious wingnut scheme to pretend Jeb Bush is a squishy liberal
Heather Digby Parton
A regular Fox News circus clown is now attacking Jeb Bush. His angle is transparent -- but perhaps effective
Ben Carson’s sick torture rationale: Is this 2016’s most deluded contender?
Heather Digby Parton
"There is no such thing as a politically correct war," he says, writing soldiers a blank check for criminality
GOP still party of stupid: Scott Walker, Fox News and why 2016 hopefuls must appease wingnut base on evolution
Heather Digby Parton
Scott Walker got mocked for "punting" on evolution. It was the only smart political answer for any Republican
Jeb’s quiet wingnutty past: Why he has to distance himself from… himself
Heather Digby Parton
All the geniuses calling Jeb Bush the "moderate" candidate in the GOP primary are missing one thing: his history
“Sarah Palin with a Harvard degree”: Why new senator Tom Cotton is so frightening
Heather Digby Parton
New Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton may seem a step behind when he talks, but don't fall for it. Here's what he's up to
“A sound-bite factory for Fox News and conspiracy theorists”: GOP hypocrisy, wingnut madness and the real story about politicizing the Justice Department
Paul Rosenberg
The Lynch hearings -- and the right's Eric Holder rage -- is a good time to remember how Justice looked under Bush
Scott Walker’s hilarious screwup: How he messed with University of Wisconsin — and infuriated his state
Heather Digby Parton
This guy is seriously the best the Republicans have? Here's why he's backtracking on a lame new education "reform"
Conservatives are such crybabies: Whether Fox News or angry police, exaggerated whining is always the first move
Paul Rosenberg
Phony sanctimony, faux outrage -- and big-time exaggerations. The right's stock-in-trade is predictable and lame
“It’s always the hippies’ fault”: Why the left treats its idealists all wrong
Heather Digby Parton
While the right lionizes its idealists, the left blames and scoffs at its own. The difference is changing America
“People could die and that’s OK”: Why the right’s free-market health philosophy is ludicrous
Heather Digby Parton
With this week's insanity, it's time to call GOP's health care approach what it is: a death trap for the non-rich
Political and incorrect: Why Jonathan Chait’s attack on p.c. culture is so flawed
Elias Isquith
New York magazine's Jonathan Chait thinks he's penned a major takedown of the p.c. police. Here's what he's missing
Lynch schools the wingnuts: How the right tried — and failed — to wound Obama’s AG nominee
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans came armed to throw Loretta Lynch off her game. Here's how the president's nominee left them frustrated
“They could have retreated”: Why it’s time for police to adopt this new tactic
Heather Digby Parton
We can improve safety for both police and civilians if deescalation tactics are the new norm. Here's the problem
Meet the CIA’s secret protector: Why Sen. Richard Burr is its favorite “overseer”
Heather Digby Parton
No, GOP is not going back to its old isolationist ways. Here's why the intelligence community is licking its chops
The right’s European panic: Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry & the new xenophobia
Heather Digby Parton
Wacky, paranoid reactions to extremism are not achieving anything -- but threatening our way of life. Here's how
The right’s judicial hypocrisy: Why it’s so inconsistent on “activism” in the courts
Heather Digby Parton
As they try to pull back Roe v Wade, here's why it's impossible to discern conservatives' judicial philosophy
“You’re a tyrant to the Constitution!” How gun nuts are threatening politicians
Heather Digby Parton
Armed men are confronting legislators in their offices, demanding more rights. Here's the pols' desperate response
You call these “moderates”?! How the far right hopes to fool America (again)
Heather Digby Parton
The Beltway conventional wisdom now says the GOP is moving to the center and proving they can govern. Come again?
“Don’t let the terrorists win” garbage returns: How gross history is repeating itself
Heather Digby Parton
That didn't take long. Moments after the Hebdo horror, right-wingers are ready to exploit it to push their agenda
Fox News’ Hebdo confusion: Why its new “free speech” obsession is a sham
David Dayen
Suddenly it's super-concerned about the right to expression -- which means these flip-flops can't be far away
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