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Opinion Why The #NeverTrump Movement Died Last November 9
One year after the election, divisions among Republicans are as deep as ever. Appalled by President Trump’s buffoonery, the #NeverTrump wing of the conservative wing is just as alienated from the pro-Trump, #MAGA (Make America Great Again) constituency as it was in 2016, and the resentment between the two camps is splintering the conservative movement…
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Opinion How do we be Jewish after a year of Trump’s America?
Most American Jews awakened on Nov. 9, 2016, in a profound state of shock, fury, fear, bewilderment and disillusionment. That is not a partisan statement. It is a political fact. Donald Trump was passionately opposed by most American Jews. Trump’s administration finds even fewer supporters among them. What happened a year ago was unlike any…
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Opinion How Trump’s Bumbling And Netanyahu’s Cunning Landed Them In The Same Place
It’s hard not to notice the similarities between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Critics love to comment on the two men’s shared resume of defiant nationalism, open warfare with the press, testy relations with other Western leaders and voluble contempt for their liberal opposition. There’s a crucial difference, of course: One of them is a…
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Opinion John Kelly erased slavery — just like Trump ignores the Palestinians
On Monday on Fox News, President Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, discussed the Civil War. He called Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee “an honorable man.” He blamed the conflict on “the lack of an ability to compromise.” And he never mentioned the word “slavery.” Commentators pounced. “Compromise on what?” historian Joshua Zeitz tweeted. “Extending…
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Opinion Has Trump destroyed satire? Lessons from a Russian dissident.
With the presidency of Donald Trump, America has entered an era of Russian-level political absurdism. We now have our own pop-authoritarian president who promises to personally fix everyone’s problems, blames all of the nation’s ills on the plotting of evil foreigners, vilifies the opposition as “enemies of the people,” and speaks the language of crude…
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Opinion How a year in Trump’s America renewed my faith
As I look back on the long, chaotic, exhausting, infuriating, terrifying year we’ve had since the presidency was called for Trump, one thought in particular stands out: I’m really proud of us. I’m proud of all of us who have made calling our elected representatives a new daily habit; who have gotten involved in politics…
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Fast Forward Ohio Newspaper Prints Photo Of Trump With ‘Hitler Mustache’
An Ohio newspaper has apologized for running a picture of Donald Trump with a “Hitler mustache” on its front page on Monday, a local Fox station reported. In a statement released later in the day on Monday, the Wapakoneta Daily said it “regrets” the mistake. “While we edit photos on a daily basis, this particular…
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Opinion Jane Looking Forward: When two Orthodox Jewish women disagree on birth control
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! As you might imagine, President Trump’s decision allowing many more employers to use a religious exemption to deny their employees insurance coverage for contraception ignited a passionate debate on our pages. But interestingly,…
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