Build Back Better Than Nothing

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

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The Poor Upper Middle Class

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

The January 6 Hearings Didn’t Change Entrenched Opinion

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

China’s Worrisome Behavior

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

Biden Continuing Trump Foreign Policy?

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

Liz Cheney 2024?

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

On Senate Reform

A proposal by Jamell Bouie

Non-Majority Presidents

Are plurality winners less legitimate than popular vote losers?

Monkeypox ‘Emergency of International Concern’

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

Independent State Legislature Theory

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

Even the NY Post

The truth is pretty obvious.

The War Drags On

Not only has the war changed, but so have the combatants.

South Carolina Outlaws Speech Related to Abortion

States emboldened by Dobbs are testing just how far the Supreme Court will let them go.

Silly Governor Tricks

With all of California’s problems solved, Gavin Newsome is doing stunts.

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Vicious Cycle of Air Conditioning

Making ourselves cooler is making the earth warmer.

Alabama Hyundai Plant Used Child Labor

Shocking but perhaps unsurprising news.

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Hard to Say I’m Sorry

Columnists write bad columns apologizing for bad columns.

Trump, Article II, and January 6, 2021

He failed to fulfill his oath.

Why is Inflation So High?

The economy, it turns out, is complicated.

A Photo for Friday

“Someone’s Past”

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Monday, May 9, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden talks on the phone with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Monday, May 9, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

President Biden Has COVID

Despite every precaution, the 79-year-old leader of the free world is infected.

Defending the Constitution Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

The Respect for Marriage Act Versus The Filibuster

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.

House Passes Marriage Protection Bill

The symbolic vote attracted a handful of Republican votes.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

The News is Bad for Biden

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

The Absurdity of the Hunter Biden Story

He met with people. And, get this, with his father!

Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Paywalls are not our problem.

Being Known by the Company you Keep

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

Biden and bin Salman

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

Housing Trans Inmates

An already awful system on steroids.

Public Manchin, Private Manchin

One of these things is not like the other.

Democratic Health of Alabama

A link to my piece for the Pulaski Institution.

More Thoughts on Teixeira’s Move to AEI

Sometimes people just change jobs.

Cheney Way Behind

See is paying the price for her defense of democracy.

Democrats Even Madder at Manchin

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

January 6 and the Collusion Trap

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?