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Our Lexington columnist provides perceptive analysis and commentary on American politics, policies, and cultural dynamics
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What identity politics will Kamala Harris practise?
The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton
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Calling Donald Trump a threat to the rule of law has backfired
It strengthened him politically and led to constitutional protections for presidents, not citizens
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How do you solve a problem like Joe Biden?
The uproar over his candidacy reveals dysfunction afflicting both major parties
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Joe Biden is fooling only himself
A president who prides himself on the common touch is insulting everyone’s common sense
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In New York, the Democratic establishment strikes back
But the defeat of one progressive congressman shows how deep the party’s divisions run
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Donald Trump has finally got it right about the January 6th insurrectionists
They were “warriors”—that’s the problem
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Joe Biden’s best chance to shake up the race
But in debating Donald Trump, he faces graver public doubts and a greater challenge than he did in 2020
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Grown up in the USA
Forty years on, Bruce Springsteen’s defining album still has something to teach Americans
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Politics is the law in Texas
A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says
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Why the Republicans will convene in a forge of American socialism
Donald Trump has made gains with Wisconsin’s working class, but Joe Biden could still win there
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Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics
But he needs to do more than crack down on “junk fees” to woo swing voters
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The campus is coming for Joe Biden
As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war
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Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
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Are American progressives making themselves sad?
Conservatives seem more excited about change
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The case of Stormy Daniels echoes past scandals
It should make all involved check their righteousness
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Binyamin Netanyahu is alienating Israel’s best friends
The meaning of Senator Chuck Schumer’s landmark speech