Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘heresy’ was giving away the Republican Party’s game

By John Stoehr / December 6, 2022 /

He said the Constitution should be terminated, putting the lie to the idea that the founding document stands above democratic politics.

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House Republicans poised to launder Russian disinfo again

By Lindsay Beyerstein / December 6, 2022 /

A skeptic’s guide to “Hunter Biden’s Laptop.”

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Another GOP ‘civil war’? We know how that story ends

By John Stoehr / November 30, 2022 /

We’ve already heard it.

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The Democrats didn’t perform well in spite of inflation. They performed well because of it

By John Stoehr / November 16, 2022 /

Turn the conventional wisdom on its head.

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The GOP will take the House. Let’s get back to work

By John Stoehr / November 15, 2022 /

Enough high-fiving and fist-bumping. 

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From the midterms, the most important takeaway: the electorate has changed

By John Stoehr / November 14, 2022 /

It has shifted leftward its center of gravity.

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GOP elites are shopping around, but they’re stuck with Trump

By John Stoehr / November 10, 2022 /

Cults end when the leader dies.

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Gird your loins, friend, for today is Election Day

By John Stoehr / November 8, 2022 /

Prepare to endure reasonsreasonsreasons.

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How big is the real working class? Bigger than you think

By Jack Metzgar / November 1, 2022 /

Democrats aren’t as blind to working class interests as some pundits say. But they aren’t as attentive as they should be either.

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In ‘correcting’ GOP metaphors, liberals reveal their denial

By John Stoehr / October 19, 2022 /

Democrats and liberals just have to keep on keeping on even when, or especially when, keeping on keeping on is exhausting.

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