Can our institutions keep the Trump malignancy in check?
By Jeffrey C. Billman
The fish rots from the head, but everyone around Trump stinks
The Herschel Walker dilemma
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
What happens if Republicans reclaim the U.S. House in November?
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
It doesn’t take a prophet to see where white Christian nationalism is leading the Republican Party
The once-fringe idea of Christian nationalism is taking hold on the far right
Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, GOP, Republican Party, Trump's America, Christianity, white nationalism
DeSantis’s cruel political stunt in Martha’s Vineyard is a terrifying taste of things to come
The 2024 Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be the Dickhead Olympics
Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Ron DeSantis, Martha's Vineyard, Republicans, Trump's America, GOP
The Trumpified courts can’t be trusted
There’s a reason fewer Americans than ever — especially Democrats and independents — profess confidence in the justices now
Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Abortion Rights, abortion, Supreme Court, Trump, GOP, Republicans, Trump's America