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Politics, Lies and a Mixtape? The Unlikely Rise and Probable Fall of Ben Carson
How do you explain a phenomenon like Ben Carson? Even better, how do you explain a phenomenon like Ben Carson in our 24-hour news cycle, which is amped by the media methamphetamine that is social media? When I first started this story Wednesday, it was going to be an in-depth look into how Ben Carson,…
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The Walking Jeb: How Jeb Bush’s Campaign Has Become the Living Dead
One of the best things about adult Halloween is that you have no pretense about what you’re really dressing up for. As a kid, it really mattered that you looked like Lando Calrissian or Donatello or a witch. As an adult, you know it’s all for fun, you’re not fooling anyone, and we all know you aren’t…
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Can We Stop Pretending That Ben Carson Is Running for President?
There was a time when running for president was actually a money-losing venture. In fact, over the last 30 or so years, most presidential candidates (including some who actually won) ended up with tremendous debts after the campaign. Being in the red during and after a campaign was so common that paying off a former…
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When It Comes to Politics and Sports, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson Are Doing It Wrong
American sports have always been a vast canvas upon which politicians can safely paint their personal theories of American life. Running for Congress and want to point out the abuses of management over labor? You can rail against the NFL’s decadeslong battle to hide the impact of concussions. Putting together a message of self-reliance and bootstrap…
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4 Things That Must Happen for Joe Biden to Run for President
The “Will Joe Biden Run?” stories are popping up with greater frequency again after a weekend interview in which anonymous members of his staff suggested that he’s “more likely to run” than not. “More likely than not” usually isn’t enough to be convinced of anything (although that was enough to convict Tom Brady), but in the…
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The Gang-Up on Trump and Carson’s Catch-Up: 6 Takeaways From the 2nd GOP Debate
The Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., was the first debate of the real election season (post-Labor Day) and it was certainly an endurance contest for the candidates, the moderators and the viewers. In case you were watching the season finale of Born Again Virgin, don’t have cable or…
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The Preseason Is Over: 3 Things to Look for in 2016’s Political Season
The NFL preseason is arguably a waste of time unless you’re a die-hard football fan or a desperate gambler or you’re related to someone who is actually playing in the games. It’s simply practice for players who are hoping to make the team and for television analysts working on their one-liners and hot takes. Because…
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Don’t Bet on Ben Carson in Iowa
Trivia time: Name anyone who has been elected president of the United States without having served in any political office before running. There aren’t many. In the 200-plus-year history of the U.S., there have only been three presidents who were never on the stump before swearing an oath to protect the United States: George Washington, Ulysses S.…
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How Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Botched #BlackLivesMatter
Being a politician is a tough job because unless you’re in a dictatorship, of royalty or Dr. Doom, you actually have to deal with dissent, disagreement and protests from the people you rule. Is it fun? Of course not, but just about every elected official in America, right or left, has to deal with it.…
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White Supremacists Look for ‘Vast Black Conspiracy’ in Nickelodeon Kids Show
Black folks in America have always had a funny relationship with conspiracy theories. Given the actual lengths and depths to which white racists actually have been willing to go to harm black folks, it makes us particularly susceptible to believing just about anything is possible if the man has it in his mind to cause trouble.…
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