Why are voters here and in the UK abandoning “reality-based” politics? Because the elites who proclaim them abandoned the voters.
The Hangover (British Version)
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This is not the most important election year of your life. The worst is yet to come…
Does the Brexit Vote Mark the End of Internationalism?
Far-right nationalists and neoliberal capitalists will survive the demise of institutions like the EU. What about the rest of us?
ISIS Must Love Donald Trump
While Muslims knelt in prayer for Orlando, Trump was urging his followers to reach for their guns.
After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against politicians for not legislating tougher gun controls.
When It Comes to Arms Control, Clinton Might Be Even Weaker Than Trump
In the 1980s, Donald Trump thought his “art of the deal” could be applied to arms control negotiations.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Foreign Policy Address’ Was Anything But
Clinton is right: Trump would be a disaster on foreign policy. But her refusal to engage with the alternative offered by Sanders says more about her own war-driven approach than anything else.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Are Symptoms of Creeping Caesarism
The new model of charismatic, bold, and politically incorrect leader treats democracy like a toy.
Trump’s Climate Change Denial Is Already Complicating the Paris Climate Deal
If Donald Trump wins and pulls the U.S. out of its climate change commitments, some countries wonder, why should they keep their own?
Obama’s Nuclear Paradox
Obama’s approach to nukes will be his most significant legacy — as well as his most salient failure.