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Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

I’m Really Starting to Doubt Progressives’ Intentions

Progressives’ insistence on trashing members of…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

John Boehner and the Madness of the Republican Party

The former Speaker’s Politico essay is a humbling…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

The GOP Has an Even Bigger Problem than its Politicians — Its Voters

We need to start admitting that…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

George F. Will and the Limits of Erudition

The conservative commentator’s most recent column in The…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

White Men are Broken

And it’s high time that we acknowledge this fact, in all of its brutal…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

The Fecklessness of Kevin McCarthy

The specter of Biden’s impeachment show’s the extent to which the…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

Conservatives are Getting Boring

Lacking a clear philosophy of their own, too many conservatives have…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

It’s Time to Give up on Rural America

As painful as it is, it’s time to cut rural America loose to…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

Conservatives, It’s Time to Abandon the GOP

Conservatives need to decide whether they actually believe…

Dr. Thomas J. West III in Reluctant Moderation

The Perpetual Conundrum of the Queer Republican

Queer members of the GOP continue to vote for their…

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