Washington Post – Politics:
The idea that young people can’t develop their own opinions is long-standing and intertwined with a right-wing view of college.
Author: Philip Bump
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Trumpworld has a new nonsensical theory of his document-case innocence
Washington Post – Politics:
In the right-wing media universe, useful rumors get infinitely more traction than reality.
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Views of the campus protests are too broad — and too narrow
Washington Post – Politics:
What happens on college campuses is constantly overestimated in the media. In this case, what’s happening is also being treated incorrectly as a microcosm.
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Trump won’t say what he plans to do as president
Washington Post – Politics:
A lengthy interview with Time magazine was offered as showing what Trump plans to do with a second term. But the details will once again be left to others.
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The long history of older and younger people not seeing eye to eye
Washington Post – Politics:
So much so that we invented ancient wisdom to bolster the idea.
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How the Biden impeachment push echoes Trump’s effort to retain power
Washington Post – Politics:
A flurry of exaggerations and falsehoods taken as gospel, aimed at getting Biden out of the White House. The ramifications might be similar, too.
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A new measure of ‘Trump amnesia’ in swing states
Washington Post – Politics:
In 2020, swing-state voters viewed Trump’s handling of the economy much worse than they view the economy under Trump in retrospect.
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Bill Barr doesn’t mind a little autocracy if your politics are right
Washington Post – Politics:
Having facilitated many of Trump’s worst instincts during his presidency, Barr cites dubious right-wing rhetoric to proclaim President Biden as more dangerous.
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The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros
Washington Post – Politics:
Linking things to George Soros is a classic antisemitic ploy. Here it’s used to criticize protests described as antisemitic.