Democrats Upend Primary Cycle. At Least for 2024. Maybe.

South Carolina and Georgia win! Iowa loses! New Hampshire whines!

Chinese Balloon Mania

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

Good Jobs News

Nikki Haley Running for President

Someone has stepped up to challenge former President Trump.

Looking to the 2024 Senate Map

A tough map for the Democrats.

Signs and Portents

Trump is still in the GOP driver’s seat.

Right-Wing Musical Chairs on Satellite TV

Weirdly, politicians who don’t understand the debt ceiling also don’t understand other things.

Approval Polling and Starting to Think about 2024

Some numbers from the Emerson poll.

More Mass Shootings than Days in 2023

Some depressing stats.

Gay Wedding Cake Baker Back in Court

Here we go again.

U. S. Sending Abrams Tanks After All

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

Manchin 2024? Hogan 2024?

The market for competent centrists.

Yellen Again Rejects Trillion Dollar Coin

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

On the Number of Parties 4: The Oddity of Two, Part 1

A real example of American exceptionalism.

Mitt Romney’s Future

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

I’ve Got Some Ocean Front Property in Arizona

And if you’ll buy that, I’ll throw the Golden Gate in free.

A Thought or Two on Negotiating the Debt Limit

The Biden administration has a point.

Cool Free Event: Disclosing Government Content Moderation Requests

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests

Debt Limit Will Be Reached Today!

The infuriating fight to authorize spending already-allocated money is back.

Did Biden Pull a Fast One on Immigration?

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

Yearly Reminder: Dr. King Had A Lot More To Say Than That One Sentence

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

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Colleges Fear Affirmative Action’s Demise

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

NYC Mayor Goes to El Paso to Rail Against Illegal Immigration

Eric Adams is begging for the Federal Government for relief.

Biden’s Documents vs Trump’s

One of these is not like the other.

GOP Behavior

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

Primaries and Party Evolution

Open access to party labels has consequences.

Biden Document Probe Gets Serious

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

Katie Porter Running for Feinstein’s Seat While She’s Still in It

The race is on before the 89-year-old has announced her intentions.

Blurbing Your Own Book Is Never A Good Sign

Mike Pompeo’s PAC wants you to know that Mike Pompeo’s book is a “thriller with stories from the heart” of Mike Pompeo

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Biden’s Classified Documents!

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

On Polling and Media Narratives

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

A Few Thoughts on the 118th Congress

Mostly about the majority party.

Spineless Coward Elected Speaker

After 15 votes and innumerable concessions, Kevin McCarthy is nominally in charge of the House of Representatives.

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Walgreens CFO Says He ‘May Have’ Overblown Concerns About Retail Theft

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

Debbie Stabenow Retiring

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

The Chaos is the Point

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

GOP Clown Show Continues

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

Congress 101

You gotta have the votes.

Chip Roy’s Call for Debate

He is proving the opposite of his argument.

The GOP Clown Show

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

28% Personally Know Someone Who Died From COVID Vaccines

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Republican ‘Hardliners’ Are Idiots

Castrating their party’s Speaker is not smart politics.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

Trump’s Grifty Myopia

The griftiness of it all is not surprising, but remains astounding.

George Santos’ Questionable Campaign Accounting

Could it be that he was untruthful?