Informed Dissent Archives

Republicans have a choice: pursue political power, or keep faith with their own stated convictions. Guess which one they’ve chosen.

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Herschel Walker, abortion, GOP, Republican Party, Trump's America, Georgia, Democrats

Kevin McCarthy has proven an exceptionally weak Republican majority leader, easily brought to heel by Donald Trump and the far-right

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Trump's America, Republicans, GOP, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Joe Biden, 2024

The once-fringe idea of Christian nationalism is taking hold on the far right

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The 2024 Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be the Dickhead Olympics

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There’s a reason fewer Americans than ever — especially Democrats and independents — profess confidence in the justices now

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An extremist, authoritarian right is taking over the Republican Party

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Mark Robinson’s one cool trick for MAGA stardom is an unapologetic embrace of Christian nationalism

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The jackass bellicosity required for a candidate to win a GOP nomination is going to cost the party seats this year

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There’s a lot we still don’t know about the FBI investigation of Trump. That hasn’t stopped conservative media from weighing in.

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What incentive do Republicans have to take ‘courageous’ stands if they know that not only will their party ostracize them, but the other guys will pour fuel on the fire?

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Peter Meijer, John Gibbs, Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Trump's America, Grand Rapids

Well, not so fast

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If Biden plans to be a doormat for the new Republican House or the radical Supreme Court, he should bow out of 2024 now

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I don’t think you’d like it here, Billy. But I wish you were here to help me make sense of it.

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Trump's America, LGBTQ, Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly

No court in recent history has upended American society more than this one did in June — and almost none of it for the better

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On fire

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Enough already

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It’s become an article of faith on the right that liberal cities are debauched and violent — a myth that is too often repeated by mainstream sources

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The U.S. House committee hearings are unlikely to change partisan minds, but they’re still important

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If you want to control guns, look to the ‘well-regulated militia’ clause. If not, look to the second half of the sentence. There’s something for everyone.

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The high level of maternal mortality is a product of something Republicans say doesn’t exist: systemic racism

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Abortion Rights, Black women, systemic racism, maternal mortality, critical race theory