“For secretary of education there was Betsy DeVos, a fierce promoter of privatized schools and a wealthy lobbyist who raised ungodly amounts of money for Trump. Her post would put her in charge of America’s public education despite her record… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Bernie was their last chance. A politician who came so very close to the nomination and the levers of power that he gave them… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“when Clinton strode on stage after a playlist of millennial pop songs—“Happy,” “Stronger,” “Best Day of My Life,” and Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song,” which… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Trump’s true talent was finding the pulse of these ignorant, livid people and playing them like a virtuoso strumming an instrument.” — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“It was then, in that cramped theater, that I suddenly realized how little difference there was between the far far right and the far… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Sanders was unequivocal. A Donald Trump presidency was too dangerous a concept for third-party politics or protest votes. Earlier in the day, he’d sent… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Trump’s candidacy was the media gift that kept giving, and the more outrageous he became the better the payday for networks.” — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“The most frightening part of the confusion, however, was the uncertainty as to whether it was the result of a man trying frantically to… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Like Newt Gingrich shifting the focus from local to national, social media has transformed politics from the public to the personal. Whereas, in the… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“Each one, on the surface, seemed like a bizarre pick, but a pattern soon emerged and it became obvious that Trump and his team… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“At the forum, Trump was the walking, talking embodiment of the cable news show, a rambling, bombastic blowhard who said nothing at all but… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“In an effort to grow an ungrowable product, corporations try to be all things to all people. And once they reach that point, they… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
