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You Will Lose the Republican Class War

One of the greatest cons in modern political history is the Republican Party’s success at casting themselves as the responsible economic party. It’s true, I guess, as long as you assume that anyone making below the median income needs to die.

How Much Shit Will We Eat?

Before you ask yourself, “Why is the president feeding us so much bullshit?” ask, “How much bullshit am I willing to eat?”

How West Virginia Lost the Workers' Revolution

I had only been in West Virginia for a day when Josh Sword, the head of the state AFL-CIO, told me casually that a revolution is coming. He is not a particularly radical guy. He was just giving an honest, matter-of-fact reading of the political situation. “I don’t know how bad things have to get. In West Virginia, it…

Fix Their Problems

There is no creature in American politics more puzzled over by Democrats than the angry, forgotten Trump voter. How can we reach them? How should we speak to them? Here’s a wild idea: fix their problems.

A Few Points About The Quality Of Peggy Noonan's Political Analysis

Why does Peggy Noonan goad me so? Her softness of tone; her airy sound of literary facility, at least to the ears of those who generally read only policy papers; her friendship with Cesar, at the deli counter. In her own way, she is the right wing version of Thomas Friedman: dangerous because people who have power…

This Is All You Need to Know About Paul Ryan's Tax Plan

Boyish scamp and retrograde class warrior Paul Ryan is turning his attention to “tax reform,” a term of art for the process of moving our nation’s wealth into the bank accounts of the very rich. Here is one statistic that tells the entire story.

Basketball Fans Treated To Ads Congratulating Republicans For Repealing Obamacare

Basketball fans tonight in several Republican-adjacent TV markets are enjoying a series of ads, prematurely bought by the American Action Network PAC, inviting viewers to call their representatives to thank them for repealing Obamacare today—something that did not happen.

Taking "Lack of Context" to Terrifying New Extremes

“Context.” What does it mean? Do we really need it? Is it possible to write an entire, outraged newspaper column without any context at all?

Actually The "Dilbert" Guy's Ultimate Legacy Will Be These Great Religion Books He Wrote

You may know Scott Adams as the white guy who draws Dilbert and also loves Donald Trump and has lots of, uh, interesting beliefs on various political topics. In fact, Scott Adams’ legacy is much grander.

Stop Letting Him Use You For Photo Ops

Big smile. One hand out front for a nice handshake with Mister Trump. His other hand is behind your back, stabbing you. Thanks for the photo, though.

The Insanity Of The Steve Bannon Origin Myth

Steve Bannon: millionaire banker, right-wing media executive, white nationalist, warmonger, Trump strategist. How did he become the man he is? The leading theory makes very little sense.

Trump's Budget: Less Housing, More Bombs

Budgets are where political and moral priorities get stated. How sick are our priorities today?

Is Your Chicken Processed By Free Range Humans?

Yesterday, the Senate voted to repeal regulations that required federal contractors to accurately disclose all of their workplace safety violations. Because who would want that?

Peggy Noonan Didn't Watch The Whole Speech

Gentle Peggy Noonan, the medium through which Ronald Reagan’s ghost whispers its sweet nothings into the living world, is fond of the speech of this leader, this “Donald.” At least, the parts she heard.

You Can't Balance Out Racism

Some things don’t dissolve in a cup of platitudes.

You Can Quantify How Differently Democrats and Republicans See the Future

No need to just guess how different our worldview (the smart ones) is from the others (dumb, bad people). There are numbers—awful, awful numbers.

This Letter Is Capitalism's Dream And America's Nightmare

One of the many terrifying aspects of having Donald Trump as president is that he, like all children, is very easily persuaded. Single meetings and conversations can shape his entire, pliable worldview. The wolves of corporate America know what easy prey looks like.