Red and Blue States Aren’t Permanent

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Trump Hemmorhaging Donors and Backers

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

University of California TAs and Postdocs on Strike!

A showdown over wages could upend the apprenticeship arrangement that has long characterized graduate education.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Republicans Winning House Popular Vote?

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

Pelosi Attacker an Illegal Alien

They’re not sending their best people.

Impeachment in a System of Checks and Balances

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

Imagining a Stolen 2024 Election

It’s easy if you try.

Craziness, Disconnectedness, and a Toxic Political Climate Equals Violence

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Idiots Sue Italian Company Selling in USA for Manufacturing in USA

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.

Fear and Resentment of a Changing America

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

Democracy and ZIP Codes

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

Trump Perjured Himself

The former President knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of the Big Lie.

An Observation on Geography-Based Representation

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

Four Seats

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

The High Price of Politicizing COVID

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Price Differentiation and Class Consciousness

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Biden: The Pandemic Is Over

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

“Illegal” v. “Undocumented”

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard Stunt

This is just playing crass political games with human beings.

Anti-Zionism Isn’t Anti-Semitism

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

CDC Loosens COVID Guidelines

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ License Plates

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

Gas Prices Falling Rapidly

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

Tony Dow, 1945-2022

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

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The Poor Upper Middle Class

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

China’s Worrisome Behavior

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

Monkeypox ‘Emergency of International Concern’

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

Silly Governor Tricks

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

Defending the Constitution Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

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

Housing Trans Inmates

An already awful system on steroids.

Katie Hill Bankrupt After Losing Revenge Porn Suit

The law is behind the times.

Biden Lowers Gas Prices

They went down 3 cents a gallon yesterday and have dropped 24 days straight.

White House Rudderless, Aimless, and Hopeless?

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Minority Rule in a Winner-Take-All System

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Law

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

Fixing the Primary Problem

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

Fox Tried to Derail the ‘Big Lie’ Before Going All In

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

Watergate at 50

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Thursday Tab Clearing

Pop those tabs!

Kavanaugh Stalker Charged with Attempted Murder

A man who claims he was going to kill the Supreme Court Justice is in jail.

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Biden Less Popular Than Worst President Ever

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

The Anglicization of Spanish Place Names

You-VAL-dee? You-VAHL-day? Oo-VAHL-deh?

An Example of Utterly Awful Elections Analysis

The NYT and CA41 and yet another example of telling the wrong story.

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Why America Can’t Build

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Police Have No Duty to Protect You

“Protect and Serve” is just a slogan, not a guarantee.

Yet Another School Shooting in America

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

January 6 Committee Subpoenas Republican Leaders

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.