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To save America from Donald Trump

Donald Trump has won, but who else has? There are presidential duties Trump “doesn’t want to do”. American Id: Eli Zaretsky on Freud on Trump. Jonathan Chait on how Trump’s lies and Trump’s authoritarianism are the same thing. We’ve seen the Trump phenomenon before (and more). Donald Trump and other crises of democracy: Francis Wilkinson interviews David Runciman, author of The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present. Daniel Drezner on how Donald Trump is stress-testing how we think about American democracy. David Rothkopf on how to save America from Donald Trump: There’s only one way to stop the misogynist, racist, policy-illiterate candidate from becoming the next U.S. president. Libertarianism isn’t Republicanism — Trump haters should find another place to hide.

Great White Hope: Allegra Kirkland on how Trump unites generations of white nationalists. Elspeth Reeve on how nothing about Trump matters but the racism. In a Trump-Clinton match-up, racial prejudice makes a striking difference (and more). Jonathan Bernstein on how the Republican Party got the voters it deserved. Conservatives aren’t sure Trump is qualified to be president — but they’re still planning to vote for him. From #NeverTrump to #ReluctantTrump: Anti-Trump Rightbloggers eye exit strategy. Republicans cannot give up on #NeverTrump: Conservatives must admit Donald Trump is a greater evil than Hillary Clinton. It’s time to brush up on all the Clinton crap of the 90s. What game theory tells us about Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton is tasked with outwitting the human equivalent of a four-line computer program.

Bernie Sanders does better vs. Trump? Wouldn’t be prudent to assume that. Bernie might be helping, not hurting Hillary right now: His party reforms could help the Democrats defeat Donald Trump. Do Sanders supporters favor his policies? Paul Krugman on the truth about the Sanders movement. Can Obama get Bernie’s kids fired up and ready to vote in November? Marcus H. Johnson on why Bernie lost (and why his supporters need to face reality). Bernie Sanders didn’t play the inside game, and it both helped and hurt him. Why did Bernie Sanders put an Obama-hater on the Democratic platform committee? Democratic unity will be harder in 2016 than in 2008. The Democratic insurgent’s campaign is losing steam — but his supporters are not ready to give up. Clinton needs Sanders supporters to win, but Sanders needs Clinton supporters to change the system.

Elizabeth Drew on red and blue agony. Jaime Fuller on the most stressful freakouts of the 2016 election, ranked. Is Donald Trump’s hair a $60,000 weave? A Gawker investigation.