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Back to SearchJon Favreau on Where the Democrats Went Right
The government shutdown is the Democrats’ first big strategic bet of Trump’s term.
Not everyone in the party agreed that shutting down the government …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What the Shutdown Is Really About
There’s a serious high-stakes policy fight at the heart of this.
The Democrats didn’t pick a fight over authoritarianism or tariffs or masked immigrat…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
Brian Eno’s music opens up worlds I love to step into during trying times. And this conversation with Eno did the same thing.
Eno is a trailblazing mu…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was harshly critical of my response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In an article in Vanity Fair, he suggested I was whi…
10 months ago
Trump Is Building the Blue Scare
This is McCarthyism 2.0.
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has been speed-running an attack on the “radical left.” And the…
10 months, 1 week ago
Spencer Cox Wants to Pull Our Politics Back From the Brink
The Utah governor is trying to model a different kind of leadership in a very dangerous political moment.
The Trump administration seems intent on usi…
10 months, 1 week ago
We Are Going to Have to Live Here With Each Other
This is an episode in two parts. First, my thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s murder, now that I’ve had a few days to process it, and to see the unfolding re…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It
In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover. Wh…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab
Trump was losing in the courts. He’s not anymore.
In the early months of the administration, the courts were proving a powerful check on President Tru…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
ICE now has the biggest budget of any law enforcement agency in America.
“ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, kind of…
11 months ago