Anti-abortion conservatives tried to win the referendum battle by scaring parents about transgender policies in schools. They failed.
Bill Scher
Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. He is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the cohost of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ.
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Don’t Expect Biden to Get Credit for the Economy Anytime Soon
Ask Clinton or Obama. Americans need to see their economic fortunes rise over a long period before they start thanking the president.
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Should We Unite America Around Hatred of Rich Politicians?
Matt Lewis’s new book Filthy Rich Politicians will enrage both the left and the right. But is he too tough on our hard-working elected public servants?
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Why Radical Supreme Court Reforms Are Not the Answer to the Radical Roberts Court
Ending affirmative action in higher education, permitting anti-gay discrimination, and forbidding the education secretary from canceling student loan debt solidified the sorry legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court. As both Garrett Epps and Joshua Douglas have thoroughly documented in the Washington Monthly, this is a radical Court dominated by six conservative justices willing to […]
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Why Ron DeSantis is Talking About an Immigrant “Invasion”
The Florida governor is promoting a crank and dangerous theory about states having their own border control policies.
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Why Are Gen Xers Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Running Like Grumpy Old Boomers?
They’re weirdly lionizing the ‘70s and ‘80s of their childhoods and doing nothing to reach out to younger voters whom the GOP desperately needs.
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To Stop Trump, His Republican Rivals Need a Debate, and They May Not Get One.
History shows that debates are essential if long shots want to move up, and being on the same stage as a frontrunner allows that, which is why Trump may well skip any debates.
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree.
Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates’ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.
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In the 2024 Republican Presidential Contest, Watch the “Wine Track”
Democrats are used to candidates who draw mainly from the college-educated, but now there’s a GOP version of the brie-and-Chablis contest, and the entrants just might knock off Trump, even if the ex-president is buoyed by a loyal blue-collar base.
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The Debt-Ceiling Deal Shows Joe Biden is a Normal President Just Like He Promised
Skeptics said he couldn’t bring regular order, let alone bipartisanship, to Washington after the Trump years. But that’s precisely what he’s doing.
