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Catering to populist anger with extremist proposals that are certain to fail is not a viable strategy for political success.

— Max Boot How the ‘Stupid Party’ Created Trump (2016)

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As media scramble to figure out Trump's evolving position on immigration, remember he cares *only* about feeding his ego. Policy irrelevant.

Trump is a fascist. And that's not a term I use loosely or often. But he's earned it.

There is no constituency for isolationism on the right, outside the Buchananite fever swamps.

The Republican embrace of anti-intellectualism was, to a large extent, a put-on. At least until now.... There is no evidence that Republican leaders have been demonstrably dumber than their Democratic counterparts.

Protectionism and isolationism — the policies that brought us the Great Depression and World War II.

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