Latest articles by Simon Maloy
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Roy Moore's Alabama victory shows Trumpism might not actually need Trump
opinion A movement gets a mind of its own
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McCain saves the GOP
opinion The GOP was ready to commit political suicide over health care. Then the senior senator from Arizona stepped in.
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What pardoning Arpaio would mean to the worst people in government
opinion As long as you're friends with President Trump, there will be no consequences for breaking the law
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Trump is emboldening racists. This will end disastrously.
opinion Brace for more violence, America
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Charlottesville is Trump's worst failure
opinion His statement that "many sides" were responsible for the "hatred, bigotry, and violence" in Charlottesville was one of the most craven and disgusting utterances delivered by a sitting president
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Paul Ryan is about to bang right into the debt ceiling
opinion Can the House speaker survive the same crisis that toppled John Boehner?
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The Trump Jr. emails are a turning point in the Russia scandal
opinion The truth is out: Top Trump campaign officials welcomed Russian interference, and tried to hide their interactions with Russian officials
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Jared Kushner's presence in the White House is a national scandal
opinion Forget Donald Trump Jr. It's Kushner who has the president's ear, and that's dangerous.
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Kim Jong Un does not take President Trump seriously or literally
opinion It's obvious that Trump's confused braggadocio has not deterred the North Korean leader. Now what?
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Democrats' deflating Georgia defeat
opinion Democrats poured their hopes — and millions of dollars — into the special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district. Jon Ossoff still lost.
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Firing Mueller is a terrible idea. Trump might just do it anyway.
opinion If he sacks the special counsel, the ensuing scandal would consume Congress
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Special Counsel Mueller is now following the money. Trump should be terrified.
opinion The president is in real trouble now
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The Godfather in the White House
opinion Trump is running the government like a sort of low-rent mafioso, and nurturing institutional rot as a result
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How Greg Gianforte won Montana's special election — despite an assault charge
The Explainer Timing, it seems, is everything
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The Trump White House is collapsing
opinion Hopefully the president is enjoying himself overseas, because back home, his administration is falling to pieces
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Why a special prosecutor is such bad news for Trump
opinion Mueller won't answer to the president, and that's good for everyone
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Republicans must urgently choose between Trump and country
opinion Will the GOP sacrifice its own agenda to protect the integrity of the political system?
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Trump is the world's biggest mark
opinion The latest White House scandal reveals just how easy it is to trick the president
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The Comey firing represents a monumental test for Republicans. They will fail it.
opinion Already critical Republican voices in the Senate are lining up behind President Trump and dutifully parroting the White House's absurd talking points
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The 2 biggest revelations from Sally Yates' testimony about Michael Flynn
opinion We now know just how relentlessly dishonest and dangerously irresponsible the Trump White House is
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The GOP just doomed itself by passing the American Health Care Act
opinion This is an atrocious piece of legislation, and the people who voted for it have invited a political backlash
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Obama's treacherous embrace of Wall Street
opinion The former president just scored one on the Democratic Party
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How badly must Republicans lose for immigration reform to win?
feature The idea that a sufficiently brutal electoral drubbing would impel Republicans to back reform has become quaint
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Can Paul Ryan's poverty blitz survive contact with reality?
feature The latest iteration of compassionate conservatism is more spin than substance
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