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Nina Burleigh
@ninaburleigh
Nina Burleigh is a contributing editor and author, most recently, of the novel
Zero Visibility Possible
.
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September 6, 2024
Magazine
Nina Burleigh
Project 2025 Should Haunt Donald Trump Every Day Until the Election
The Heritage Foundation blueprint has become absolute poison for Trump, who has been desperately trying to run away from it. Which is exactly why Democrats and liberal groups have to work to keep it alive through Election Day.
August 20, 2024
Nina Burleigh
The Con at the Core of the Republican Party
The conservative movement’s total abandonment of even the appearance of principles has been decades in the making.
December 28, 2023
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Nina Burleigh
Biden’s Other Formidable Opponent in 2024
Fox News has never been more nakedly partisan. Can Biden fend off the network as he battles Trump for reelection?
September 26, 2023
Nina Burleigh
Are We In the Last Days of Fox News?
Michael Wolff’s new book on the Murdochs is full of juicy details, but its predictions may be off.
August 1, 2023
Nina Burleigh
RFK Jr. Was a Compulsive Womanizer, and Yes, We Should Care
The presidential candidate might be the political outcast of his family, but he inherited his father’s and uncle’s disregard for women.
May 16, 2023
Magazine
Nina Burleigh
Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King?
America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants, and just how massive an impact his $1.6 billion gift can have on our political discourse.
March 17, 2023
Nina Burleigh
I Am an Iraqi American. The Iraq War Still Chills Me to the Bone.
In the public relations parade that led to war, it was impossible to insert any observations that humanized Iraqis. It haunts me still.
January 10, 2023
Magazine
Nina Burleigh
Is Campus Free Speech Really Dead?
Media coverage of campus speech controversies focuses almost solely on elite, coastal schools. But what about the rest of the country? A report from an array of higher education institutions nationwide
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February 3, 2021
Nina Burleigh
The Rich Mothers of the Insurrection
Pro-Trump women’s groups were the Trojan horse of the deadly Capitol riot.
April 13, 2020
Nina Burleigh
Trump’s Women Are Trapped in a Cult of “Empowerment”
The president's silent accessories have been permitted to wield their limited power on his behalf in his hour of crisis.
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