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David Brooks (Of All People) Explains Why Republicans Are Burning Democracy To The Ground

David Brooks (Of All People) Explains Why Republicans Are Burning Democracy To The Ground

Every now and then, Brooks forgets what his job is supposed to be and makes an accurate analysis.

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Jun 05, 2019
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by Justin Rosario

David Brooks of the New York Times has one job and one job only: Sell a comforting lie to rich conservatives that everything is fine and nothing is their fault. This is why he's been writing the same columns over and over for decades. "Both sides are to blame and the GOP is on the brink of clearing out all the crazies and becoming the p…

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