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How A Clinton Victory Would Powerfully Unite The Right

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In a previous column I considered how the coalition that is the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy began to fray after losing the common enemy against which it had united: In 1988, as reported by the LA Times, one of President Gorbachev’s key advisors gave away the game. “Our major secret weapon,” said Georgi Arbatov, director … Read more

How The Soviet Union’s Secret Weapon Ultimately Unhinged The GOP

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The most enduring cliché of every presidential election is that it is the most important in history. The nominees proclaim this because, for them, this is certainly true. They also hope that it will motivate their base to vote. That said, this time it could be true. America is having a political nervous breakdown. It’s … Read more