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Truth Melt: Never Lead With the Lie

“The first frame gets the advantage.” When the headline is all many people read, whatever comes first becomes the story.

L O L G O P Jul 31, 2026

“Cultural heroin.” JD Vance on Donald Trump

Ten years ago today, JD Vance published an essay that called Donald Trump “cultural heroin” and “an opioid of the

Gil Duran Jul 4, 2026

Wannabe Dictator Gets Scraped Off a Wall

Donald Trump’s dictatorial hopes just got scraped off a wall, literally. Yesterday, on orders from a federal court, crews

Gil Duran Jun 13, 2026

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Why are ‘fact checks’ vouching for Trump's lies?

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Why are ‘fact checks’ vouching for Trump's lies?

Losing the framing battle

L O L G O P Sep 5, 2024

photo of kamala harris smiling

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Kamala Harris and the strategy of joy

Is joy a political strategy? A weekend column in the New York Times sparked a debate over the role of

Gil Duran Aug 26, 2024

Tim Walz and Kamala Harris at a campaign rally

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Dad Vibes: Tim Walz and the brilliance of nurturant family politics

VP nominee Walz and the politics of care and empathy

Gil Duran Aug 15, 2024

AP headline: No, JD Vance did not have sex without a couch.

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Don't think of a couch humper! Or a criminal

A simple lesson in framing

Gil Duran Jul 26, 2024

Two people hugging and draped in an American flag

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Kamala Harris frames up freedom

Every issue is a freedom issue

Gil Duran Jul 25, 2024

Kamala Harris in a pink jacket and pearls, with an American flag behind her

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Why Trump and Vance are flailing against Kamala Harris

Has Trump's luck run out?

L O L G O P Jul 24, 2024