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Bobby Jr. Would Make Thomas Paine Cry

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" galvanized support for the American Revolution. It mocked the English monarchy, calling hereditary succession "a degradation and lessening of ourselves" and "an imposition on posterity."

Were he still with us, Paine might weep at the sight of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heading the Department of Health and ...Read more

MAGA to the Right of Us. MAGA to the Left

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

Zohran Mamdani's ideas are Bernie. But his political maneuvers are Donald. The similarities between the Democratic Socialist running for New York City mayor and President Donald Trump -- as well as their respective bases -- are fascinating.

Like Trump, Mamdani's playbook is heavy on culture and grievances that have little to do with the ...Read more

 

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