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Reluctant Moderation

Politics that are Left of Center, Right of Radical

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Mar 1

    The Right’s Concern About Cancel Culture is Much Ado about Nothing

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 26

    Republicans are Incapable of Not Being Awful to Trans People

    And to make matters worse, they’re using…

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 24

    The Mendacity of Manchin

    The West Virginia senator’s opposition to Neera Tanden is as dishonest as it…

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 23

    Learning to Quit Trump is Both Easier and Harder than It Sounds

    In order to truly heal, perhaps…

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 19

    Maybe the “Forgotten People” that Rush Limbaugh Championed Deserve to be Forgotten

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 16

    Everyone Calm Down — The Democrats are Still in Charge

    And, given the trends in the GOP, that’s a very…

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 12

    Our Thought Leaders Are Failing Us

    And they keep getting worse.

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 9

    Why Biden is Striking the Right Note on Bipartisanship and Impeachment

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 5

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

    We need to start admitting that…

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    Dr. Thomas J. West III
    Feb 3

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scaramucci?

    A tense conversation between MSNBC host Tiffany Cross and…

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