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Rich Smith
Rich Smith writes about politics, books, and performance for The Stranger. You can hear his impersonations of Bernie Sanders and Jeff Sessions on Blabbermouth, and you can read his poems at www.richsmithpoetry.com
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Kevin Young Goes Long on Cons
Why Do Americans Love Bullshit? The New Book Bunk Gets to the Bottom of It
Why do Americans love bullshit? The new book Bunk gets to the bottom of it.
Posted inPolitics
The Funniest Thing About the Trump #TaxScam Attack Ad
Trump would keep his keyboard clicks on.
Posted inBooks
Manhattan Beach Gets Good on Page 362
That’s When Something Finally Happens in Jennifer Egan’s New Book
That’s when something finally happens in Jennifer Egan’s new book.
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Breitbart Dispatches Two Ghouls To Discredit Roy Moore’s Accusers
Fly, my pretties, fly!
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Behold the GOP’s Horrific Spectrum of Excuses for Roy Moore
The responses from God-fearing Alabama Republicans have been unreal.
Posted inNational Politics
Poll: Paul Ryan Is More Unpopular Than Donald Trump In Washington’s 8th
The only thing worse than Trump is some asshole who puts up with him for the sake of cutting taxes for the rich at the expense of the poor. Alex Wong / Getty The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released a memo this morning full of plenty of good and interesting and chest-thumping news for […]
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No, Hillary Didn’t “Rig” the Primary Against Bernie By Signing That Fundraising Agreement
Bernie signed a similar fundraising agreement with the DNC.
Posted inNews
Dispatch from Houston: “I Don’t Know What Life Is Going To Be Like After This”
My sister’s partner, Lianna Garza, is holed up in their Houston, Texas apartment with her two good friends and four nervous pups.