The GOP spent much of the past year chipping away at the authority of state and local election officials as part of the party’s ongoing efforts to destroy faith in US democracy, following the failed re-election of Donald Trump. With Trump and his supporters continuing to lie about the 2020 …
Read More »The Election Could Be a Turning Point for QAnon Believers
One of the central (and, frankly, more insufferable) tenets of improv is the principle of “yes, and” — essentially, agreeing to everything your scene partner suggests and then building on it. The purpose of this is to free you up to be as flexible and responsive to your partner’s suggestions …
Read More »What Do All the GOP Retirements Mean for Republicans in Congress?
Congress just gaveled in for the second half of the 115thCongress and already a record number of senior Republican lawmakers, along with some vulnerable incumbents, are running for the exits. But in this hyper-partisan Washington, most of the retiring lawmakers and Republican Party leaders are reporting that their party remains …
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