Yellen Again Rejects Trillion Dollar Coin

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

A Thought or Two on Negotiating the Debt Limit

The Biden administration has a point.

Debt Limit Will Be Reached Today!

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

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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.

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.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

China Trade Wars the New Normal

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

Republican Leaders Are Killing Their Voters

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Omnibus Bill Has Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Dems Considering Releasing Trump Tax Records

It would be an abuse of power.

Policies in Conflict

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

Biden Wants Credit for Economy Worse Than the One He Inherited

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

Rehnquist and the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

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Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

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Biden and Congress Stop Rail Strike

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Minority Rule Isn’t a Myth

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

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Bipartisan Bill Protects Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

The Tip O’Neill Era and Why Governing was Easier

A reminder of how things (specifically the party system as a whole) have changed.

A Consensus Speaker of the House!

More centrist fantasies.

Gun Control Around the Anglosphere

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

The Centrist Fantasy

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

Democrats Keep Senate Control

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Biden Getting Little Credit for Infrastructure Bill

Most don’t even know it passed!

Calcified Democracy

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Junk Fees and People of Color

Not everything is racially-motivated but most things have a disparate impact.

Apple Not Happy About USB C Mandate

The company is begrudgingly complying with the EU’s requirement.

NFL and College Football Going Head to Head

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

Democrats’ Messaging Challenges

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

Liz Truss Resigns

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

Democracy and ZIP Codes

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

Supreme Court Poised to Upend Everything

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Stunt

He’s proposed a bill with no chance of passage seemingly timed to hurt his own party in the midterms.

Roberts and the Court’s Legitimacy

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

Federal Employees Take Another Pay Cut

What’s being billed as the largest hike in years is anything but.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

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Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation?!

A bill that was never about the thing it’s called doesn’t do that thing.

Inflation Reduction Act Passes Senate

And a comment on news coverage of the passage.

Feelings Don’t Care About Facts

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

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Coming IRS Crackdown?

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

Learning From Joe Manchin

Has the frustrating process of securing his vote taught Democrats anything?

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What’s Politics For, Anyway?

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

Build Back Better Than Nothing

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

The January 6 Hearings Didn’t Change Entrenched Opinion

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?