In Wednesday’s Daily Take I mentioned Russell Kirk and the origins of today’s hard right GOP. A few people replied with, “Who’s that?” and similar questions; others were incredulous that Republicans ...

McCormick responded with the head-spinning suggestion that the country’s child labor laws are too restrictive and that plenty ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For all the talk of a new class-conscious GOP, the Republican Party sounded much like its ...

The Republican Party of my youth had values, like law and order. The new party has a criminal leader who believes it’s OK to beat, choke, spray with chemicals ...