DEAF-ECON 1Top Trump Goon Called His Biggest Policy ‘Terrifying'Fed Chair frontrunner Kevin Hassett has had a remarkable conversion to Trumpism, his older writings reveal.Tom Latchem
opinionPUSHBACKTrump Budget Press Paints GOP in CornerOnce you take defense spending and entitlements off the table, and then factor in interest on the debt, you’re not left with much. Matt Lewis
ConfusedTrump’s Favorite Think Tank Hates HimThe GOP nominee likes to cite the labor-friendly Economic Policy Institute. The fondness is not returned. Betsy Swan
COMING TOGETHERInequality: Where Right and Left Agree<p>Harvard’s Robert Putnam and <i>The Bell Curve</i> author Charles Murray insist it’s time to save the American underclass.</p> Eleanor Clift
True or False?Fact-Checking the Sunday ShowsDonald Trump says America is becoming more pro-life. He’s wrong and PunditFact calls him on it.PunditFact.com
Epic Fail The Overhyping of Iran’s CyberarmyThey said an Iran deal would supercharge Tehran’s hacking brigade. But when they showed their data to U.S. intelligence analysts, they were told to get lost.Shane Harris
LET’S TALK TAX CREDITSMeet Jeb’s New New RightNow that Jeb Bush is talking up “reform conservatism”, it’s time to take a look at who the reformocons actually are—and what they can do to actually win the debate.James Poulos
GREY DAWNHow Immigrants Will Save Social SecurityIllegal immigrants have already paid about $1 trillion into social security. And that’s helping the system stay afloat. Eleanor Clift
In God’s CountryCan Bono Save the GOP?The U2 frontman wants to save the world. Why shouldn’t he save Republicans, too?James Poulos
MindfulNeoCons Say ‘Hello, Dalai’In the right-wing temple, the high priests of capitalism debated morality with the Dalai Lama, who acknowledged he could see more than ‘exploitation’ in free enterprise.Eleanor Clift
Peace, Love & Politics?His Holiness joins right wing think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, in a panel discussion on free enterprise…and happiness. Eleanor Clift
