Latest articles by W. James Antle III
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Biden gambles that this tax fight is different
opinion This isn't Bill Clinton's Washington anymore
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Democrats' delusional disenchantment with immigration enforcement
opinion The border crisis is Biden's first real test as president. If Democrats don't start thinking more soberly about immigration, it won't be the last.
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What Rush Limbaugh meant to conservatives
opinion He was part conservative spokesman, part SNL
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Impeachment will only worsen the GOP's legitimacy crisis
The Explainer If Republican leaders turn on Trump, will the voters turn on them?
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How Biden's defense pick became a constituency crisis
The Explainer The debate over Lloyd Austin displays the competing demands within Biden's own coalition
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Republicans play with Trump's fire
opinion Republican politicians are humoring Trump. The base is dead serious.
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Trump's fraud allegations are why Republicans like him
opinion The president is drawing upon years of Republican lore about voter fraud and feckless politicians too willing to capitulate
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Get ready for Trump TV, America
The Explainer The president may not have enough support to re-take the White House, but he certainly has enough to launch a media property
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Vintage Trump goes debating in a new world
opinion The first presidential debate of the 2020 election was vintage Donald Trump. But it's not 2016 anymore.
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A mild defense of Republican hypocrisy on the Supreme Court
opinion This is the reality of judicial politics in the 21st century
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The RNC's complicated case vs. the DNC's simple argument
opinion Republicans are competing with a Democratic case that fits more easily on a bumper sticker
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The real value of the coronavirus protests
opinion If the protesters can persuade leaders to craft responses that keep the need for economic activity and an eventual return to normalcy in mind, the noise will have been worth it
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Coronavirus could end Trump's presidency. Populism could save it.
opinion A pandemic is raging. The economy is in the tank. Time for some good old 'America first' energy.
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Tom Brady bet on himself. So did Bill Belichick.
The Explainer How to make sense of the Boston massacre
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Just how risky is it to nominate Bernie Sanders?
opinion Let's do a cost benefit analysis
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Democrats hunt for their Goldilocks candidate
opinion Democrats want a nominee who motivates more voters than he or she scares away. Easier said than done.
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Mitt Romney's last reinvention
opinion Voting to impeach Trump was another flip for a politician defined by his changing positions
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John Bolton will not be the next John Dean
opinion Taking down a Republican president could permanently damage his brand and influence with the people he needs to accomplish his policy objectives. Is Bolton prepared to do that?
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The Patriots only have one option
feature Why Bill Belichick shouldn't give up on Tom Brady just yet
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The unnerving familiarity of Trump's killing of Soleimani
opinion Why the Soleimani assassination could lead a Republican president into another Middle Eastern disaster
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Why is Elizabeth Warren falling in the polls? Blame Medicare-for-all.
The Explainer Voters simply aren't convinced they won't get stung, no matter how gradual the phase-in
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Trump's secret sauce
The Explainer Is the president beloved by conservatives for his platform or his charisma?
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Trump's manic impeachment dance with the GOP
opinion It's a push-pull relationship
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Are Senate Republicans turning on Trump?
opinion Nice GOP majority you've got behind you in the impeachment fight, Mr. President. It would be a shame if anything happened to it.
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