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The Doom Loop Of Wimpy Politics
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Michael: Brian, I want to challenge you on the implications of your argument that Alito might seek and gain electoral advantage for the GOP by retiring in September. I think your story o...
Diarrhea Donald And The Cyclospora Outbreak
Fair game is fair game.
Before we get to all of the diarrhea, let’s talk about how Republicans did politics even before Donald Trump transformed bad faith from a right-wing method into a badge of honor.
How Low Would Sam Alito Go?
Brace yourself for LEGAL judicial election interference, and another heist.
Catching up with post-vacation news over the weekend, I happened upon this somewhat mortifying story about NPR’s veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg, who...
How To Eulogize Dead Fascists And Their Enablers
Notes on suspending comity when bad actors die.
When the former FBI Director Robert Mueller passed away earlier this year, Donald Trump repulsed all decent people by celebrating the occasion. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump wrote. “He ca...
The Political Limits Of Procedural Hardball
Plus mailbag thread for members.
The political science professor and commentator Nicholas Grossman—whom you may know from social media, Arc Digital, and various other publications—reached out to me last week with a few caveats about Thursd...
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