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The quality of Free America’s leaders steadily deteriorated—falling from Reagan to Gingrich to Ted Cruz, from William F. Buckley to Ann Coulter to Sean Hannity—with no bottom.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal

Là où le parti politique insiste sur le pouvoir d’achat des Français, et qu’il entend le faire progresser en baissant les cotisations sociales plutôt qu’en augmentant les salaires, la chaîne d’opinion en reste le plus souvent au combat culturel. Malgré ses succès, le public du média est beaucoup plus restreint que celui du parti. D’après ce que
... See moreMichaël Foessel • Une étrange victoire: L'extrême droite contre la politique (French Edition)
Orwellian may be a current synonym for linguistic confusion, and yet he himself was the strongest advocate of his time for clear, explicit, uncomplicated political prose. In fact, he argued that streamlining communication and improving its accessibility to the masses would not, as critics today might argue, “dumb down” political discourse but in
... See moreFrank Luntz • Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
Steve LaTourette, a longtime Republican moderate congressman from Ohio who was a close friend of Boehner’s, explained, “In the past, it was rare that someone would run against an incumbent in their own party. But the money that these outside groups have is what gives these people liquid courage to run against an incumbent.” He described the outside
... See moreJane Mayer • Dark Money
It was his tactics and personality, not national attitudes toward the New Deal, that persuaded tens of thousands of potential supporters to vote against him.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
Words That Work, written by Republican political strategist Frank Luntz.
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Yet despite the establishment propaganda, every time the Republicans have run a right-winger in the last forty years they have won the White House—and every time they’ve run a moderate they have lost. George H. W. Bush was especial proof of this, winning as Reagan II in 1988 before hiking taxes and moving to the center in time for a 1992 defeat.