This Economic Moment

Continued disjunctures between perceptions and the indicators.

President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background.

Old Man Biden and Young Would-Be Voters

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

On the Median Voter

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

Another Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Solution

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

House Passes Laddered CR with Democratic Support

A second Republican Speaker has reached across the aisle to avert a government shutdown.

What’s ‘Political Dysfunction’?

I know it when I see it.

Gender, Choice, and Immutability

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

Objectively Pro-Trump!

Can’t a pundit fantasize about an alternative to the two major parties?

Speaking of the Economy…

…and the perceptions thereof.

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Food Prices Under Biden and Trump

We shouldn’t be surprised that Americans have noticed their grocery bill.

Weak Parties With Strong Partisanship

More on an ongoing saga.

Joe Manchin Won’t Seek Re-Election

A likely lost seat for Democrats in 2024.

A Few Thoughts on the Election and Poll Interpretation

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Government Shutdown Looms With No Deal in Sight

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

Dueling Election Takes

Let the punditry begin.

Democrats Win Key Off-Year Elections

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Counting the Right Votes

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

The Polls Are Skewed!

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

The (American) Politics of Israel-Palestine

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Congress and Military Promotions

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

Dueling House Votes

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Observations on Pence

Fading into the background is the appropriate end to his dance with MAGA.

Mike Pence Drops Out of Non-Race

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

4.9% GDP Growth in Third Quarter

Contrary to some public opinion, the economy is in decent shape.

Romney and the Decline of the GOP

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

Speaker Johnson

We finally have a winner. And we’re all losers.

The Toddler Caucus

Sigh.

Mike Johnson (Who?) for Speaker?

Could the fourth time be the charm?

I Guess the Whip Can’t Count

Emmer drops out.

The Faux Haley Boomlet

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Ezra Klein on Israel and Hamas

The best statement on the complexity of the Israel-Hamas conflict that I have heard/read.

An Observation about American Democracy

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

Jordan Strikes Out

Three increasingly-embarrassing defeats is all you get, apparently.

Former Trump Attorney Chesebro Pleads Guilty & Is Cooperating

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

Mitt Romey with pained look on face as he has dinner with President-Elect Trump. Mitt Romey with pained look on face as he has dinner with President-Elect Trump.

Mitt Romney Confirms What We’ve Suspected For Years!

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

House GOP Drowning [UPDATED]

In a bathtub?

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Powell Pleads Guilty in GA

She took a plea deal.

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Misleading Headline of the Day

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Down Goes Jordan! Down Goes Jordan! [Updated]

He’s losing by a bigger margin in Round 2