Charles Sykes
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Science History Images / Alamy The 1968 Hangover
Like Nixon before him, Trump could use campus protests to further stoke an already polarized electorate.
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Yurchello108 / Getty The Choice Republicans Face
Too many members of the GOP are refusing to defy partisanship. They’re failing the Alexander Hamilton test.
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Nathan Howard / Getty Last Weekend’s Political Mirage
The passage of the Ukrainian aid package won’t transform the GOP.
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Bloomberg / Getty The New Rules of Political Journalism
In this election, the reporting strategies of the past will not be enough.
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Bloomberg / Getty The Federal Judges Speaking Out Against Trump
The judiciary may be the last line of defense for American democracy.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Alex Wong / … America’s Lowest Standard
Try to imagine anyone like Trump surviving in any other segment of our society—business, entertainment, sports, the military.
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Illustration by Matt Chase / The Atlantic How Wisconsin Republicans Got So Angry
They’ve lost four major statewide elections since 2018, for starters, and this year’s supreme-court election exposed their growing vulnerability.
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Scott Bauer / AP Warning From Wisconsin
A liberal expected to win a Supreme Court seat was upset by a conservative. What went wrong?
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Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP / Getty Why the Democrats Chose Milwaukee
It’s not about socialism. It’s about showing Wisconsin they care.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters A Shutdown Reveals the Transformation of the GOP
Republicans used to force government closures in the name of fiscal restraint. Now they’re digging in for the sake of the profligate wall.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters Wisconsin Republicans Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot
My friend Scott Walker should not sign the power-grabbing legislation.
