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“The Horrible Politics of 1,400 Dollar Checks” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, February 5th, 2021

“Why on earth would Democrats not pass $2,000 checks as promised?”

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“Puppaganda: How Politicians Use Pets to Convince You of Their Humanity” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, January 29th, 2021

“Donald Trump does not have a pet, having called the idea of presidential pets ‘phony’ and rejected a goldendoodle offered to him by a Palm Beach philanthropist, even though his son Barron apparently adored it. (‘How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?’ Trump commented.) He has even been accused of “hating dogs” because of his consistent use of ‘dog’ as a pejorative for his enemies, and the New York Times gave space to an op-ed criticizing Trump for not possessing a dog and begging him to show moral leadership by acquiring one. (‘Is it so wrong to think that Donald Trump’s character might have been changed — just the smallest bit — if there were a dog beneath his roof? … Mr. President, I want to believe that somewhere deep inside you, there is a good boy, still waiting to be born.’) .”

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“Unilateral censorship decisions by tech companies are not something we should ultimately celebrate.” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, January 15th, 2021

What Rights Do We Have On Social Media?

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“What do progressives make of Joe Biden’s cabinet picks so far?” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Friday, December 4th, 2020

The bad news for progressives is that there has not yet been a single person announced for an official post that the left can be enthusiastic about.

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“What the election result means for the US and the world” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson in conversation with Bhaskar Sunkara and more for Tata Literature Live!

Friday, November 20th, 2020

“Biden’s Election Is Not A Mandate For Centrism” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, November 13th, 2020

The painful, floundering ordeal of centrist Joe Biden’s win is not, in fact, a great case for his (lack of) politics.

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“Trump should have lost in a landslide. The fact that he didn’t speaks volumes” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Friday, November 6th, 2020

Blaming the voters simply will not do. This is a failure of leadership. Those responsible for it need to be held accountable.

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“The 2020 Election, Trump’s Brain, and What We Can Do Next” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson in conversation with Michael Moore for Current Affairs

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

“The problem with Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination isn’t timing. It’s her views” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Friday, October 16th, 2020

In case after case, she’s found procedural technicalities to justify depriving already powerless people of their basic rights

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“Will Trump’s Covid diagnosis hurt his political standing?” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Friday, October 9th, 2020

The reality TV president is facing serious crises that are harder and harder to wish away. But this won’t be a wakeup call for Trump or his base.

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“Trump says ‘don’t be afraid of Covid.’ That’s easy for him to say” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Friday, October 9th, 2020

Not only did he not fear Covid-19, but he didn’t fear passing it on to everyone in his vicinity. That’s not bravery, it’s sociopathy.

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“Trump’s tax avoidance is a national disgrace. Don’t let him blame ‘the system'” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for the Guardian

Monday, September 28th, 2020

Americans paid for Trump’s $73m tax refund – and he’s laughing all the way to the bank

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“Joe Biden Is Not Winning” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, September 25th, 2020

Biden’s “lead” is based on the assumption that 2020 cannot be like 2016. This is not a bet you want to stake an election on.

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“How to keep denying climate change when the inferno reaches your doorstep” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Friday, September 18th, 2020

The Last-Ditch Talking Point on Climate Change

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“How to defend murder while presenting yourself as neutral” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan J. Robinson writes for Current Affairs

Monday, August 31st, 2020

Your Oppression Was Predictable

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“Trump wants to destroy USPS. We can’t allow him to get away with it” — AMERICAN MONSTROSITY author Nathan Robinson writes for the Guardian

Thursday, August 20th, 2020

Trump is going to try to turn the agency into the villain of the story, because the USPS’s popularity is one of the reasons it has been relatively safe

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