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American Citizenship and Other Myths

We shouldn’t ignore the protofascism brewing on the JD Vance-aligned right. But the status quo ante isn’t good enough either.

by Gus Bova

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our March/April 2026 Issue

by Gus Bova

Pride and Prejudice in Princeton, Texas

by Candice Bernd

What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for Texas

by Justin Miller

Elections, Trump, GOP, Gerrymandering Nov 22, 2016

Loon Star State: Trump and the ‘Rigged Election’

by Ben Sargent

Loon Star State, April 2016 Apr 12, 2016

Loon Star State: GOP Delivery

by Ben Sargent

right turn Mar 28, 2016

Turning Hard Right

Daniel Oppenheimer's 'Exit Right' looks at why some of the left's brightest lights gave up the cause.

by Christopher Hooks

The GOP is the Titanic, and Other Ruminations from Ted Cruz’s Super Tuesday Party

by Christopher Hooks

Donald Trump at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Jan 02, 2016

Refreshingly Fascist

It's easy to avoid hypocrisy when you don't have any principles in the first place.

by Andrea Grimes

Oct 27, 2015

Ted Cruz Still Thinks He’s Ronald Reagan. He’s Still Wrong.

by Christopher Hooks

A huge American flag hangs behind the stage of a Plano megachurch. Oct 19, 2015

The Righteous and the Damned: GOP Presidential Candidates Preen at Plano Church

by Christopher Hooks

Oct 01, 2015

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Donald Trump’s Wing-Man

by Ben Sargent

Donald Trump at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Sep 14, 2015

The Donald Does Dallas

by Christopher Hooks

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