
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.
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The curse of a Clinton landslideThe Explainer Be careful what you wish for, Hillary
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America is losing its longest waropinion What was it all for?
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The anti-establishment case for Hillary Clintonopinion Clinton seems spectacularly positioned to fail if elected. Who will be left to defend the establishment when she's had her turn with it?
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Donald Trump's character countsopinion You cannot honestly rationalize away the GOP nominee's utter lack of character
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It's no longer Democrat versus Republican. It's aspiration versus anxiety.opinion The fundamental differences in the parties was on full display at their conventions
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America is more divided than ever. So why is Obama optimistic?opinion Watching his convention speech, one couldn't help feeling that the 2016 election has completely vindicated Clinton's 2008 criticism of him
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A new nationalism is rising. Don't let Donald Trump destroy it.opinion A plea to sane Trumpists
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How Donald Trump watered down the very idea of American greatnessopinion Make America mediocre again!
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Why Ted Cruz's huge convention gamble will pay off in the endopinion The establishment might hate him for snubbing Trump, but in the end, Cruz will come out on top
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Finally, an effective Republican attack on Hillaryopinion But is it too little, too late?
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Why the Trump convention crackles with lifeopinion Yes, it's provocative and maybe a little gauche. But consider the alternative.
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Turkey is now a huge liability for NATO — and Americaopinion It's time for an amicable divorce
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How Trumpism hid in plain sight for 15 yearsopinion If you want to understand the rise of Donald Trump, just look to conservative literature
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Why Mike Pence would do little to help Donald Trumpopinion The Indiana governor has some terrible downsides as a VP candidate
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What Donald Trump's VP choice will signal about his radical candidacyopinion Will Trump tap a typical Republican for VP? Another Trump? Or someone truly radical?
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There is no good reason for any fence-sitting Republican to endorse Donald Trumpopinion Don't do it! It's a trap!
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2016 is the year of paralysis in the face of certain disasteropinion We are frozen, like the proverbial deer in headlights, just staring as our own doom barrels down upon us
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2016 is already a catastrophic year for the pro-life movementopinion The death of Justice Scalia and the nomination of Trump threaten to set the movement back decades
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The weird kabuki of Democrats and Republicans lying about the Middle Eastopinion It's time to talk about how absurdly dishonest both parties are being about American foreign policy
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The dark pessimism of American Christiansopinion It's driven by the inquisitorial zeal of secular progressives
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Everyone needs to stop freaking out about Brexitopinion It does not signal the crackup of the U.K., the resumption of World War II hostilities, or President Donald Trump. Breathe.
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Why is America backing Saudi Arabia's atrocious war in Yemen?opinion With friends like Saudi Arabia...
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Why Britain should leave the EUopinion Instead of the EU frightening Britain about the consequences of Thursday's vote, the British people should make the EU know the consequences of its kludgy, overweening, snotty, and undemocratic form of government
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Forgive Pope Francis for his sins against reasonopinion This is one fallible pope
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