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Would Bernie Have Won?
There are a lot of different opinions about how the Democratic Party should rebuild after the blow of Donald Trump’s victory. And for the next two ep…
1 year, 8 months ago
In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails
The core conflict in our politics right now is over institutions. Democrats defend them, while Republicans distrust them, and seek, in some cases, to…
1 year, 8 months ago
Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
I’ve been watching since the election to see what timeline we’re in. And Donald Trump’s first wave of selections for appointees were pretty straightf…
1 year, 8 months ago
The End of the Obama Coalition
The Democratic Party has been hemorrhaging nonwhite and working-class voters. There are a lot of theories about why that has been happening, blaming …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Book That Predicted the 2024 Election
To understand the 2024 election results, it helps to go back to 2020. Donald Trump lost the election that year, but he made significant gains with no…
1 year, 8 months ago
Where Does This Leave Democrats?
The coalition the Democratic Party built in the Obama years has crumbled. But Democrats can choose how to respond.
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“Democrats Have a Better …
1 year, 8 months ago
America Has Changed. So Has Jon Stewart.
In 2010, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a satirical rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., called the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or F…
1 year, 8 months ago
Are We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
Our politics are increasingly divided on fundamental issues like the legitimacy of elections and the nature and integrity of the basic systems of Ame…
1 year, 9 months ago
Vivek Ramaswamy Has a Different Vision for Trumpism From JD Vance
Vivek Ramaswamy burst onto the national scene last year as a wild card candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here was a relatively un…
1 year, 9 months ago
Maggie Haberman on How Trump Has Changed
This week I published an audio essay about what I think is unique about Donald Trump as a personality and political figure and the dangers he poses i…
1 year, 9 months ago