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Political parasitism, Middle American courage, the Texas GOP’s Potemkin village of conservatism.

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Pedro L. Gonzalez
Nov 12, 2021
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One of the reasons there are so few right-wing muckrakers is that most Republicans, whether for or against Trump, are cowards. Something I commonly encounter is hearing about how so-and-so has the smoking gun, the receipts that show this or that Republican or conservative figure is betraying the cause. But so-and-so doesn’t want to go on the record or e…

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