Month: February 2015
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New NYT: Why Obama is often accused of being disloyal
From my new Upshot column: When Rudolph Giuliani said that he does “not believe that the president loves America,” he became the latest in a long line of public figures to question the loyalty or allegiance of the country’s first nonwhite president. While these criticisms are ostensibly directed at Barack Obama’s worldview, as Mr. Giuliani
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New NYT: Why is the GOP talking about inequality?
From my new Upshot column: For decades, Democrats have been the party that emphasizes concerns about inequality. So why are many top Republicans — including a number of the party’s presidential hopefuls — talking about the issue? “Issue ownership” theories predict that parties and candidates will emphasize issues on which they have an advantage —
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New NYT: Will measles outbreak polarize issue further?
From my new Upshot column: Will a measles outbreak persuade more parents to vaccinate their children? That’s the question people are asking as concern grows about the outbreak linked to Disneyland that has spread to 67 cases across seven states. Some doctors have expressed hope that parents will be more likely to get their children