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What Ken Starr’s Alleged Affair Means for Republicans

by Bill Scher July 25, 2021January 9, 2022

How can you wage culture war when your warriors are hypocrites and reprobates?

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Don’t Count Out An Infrastructure Bill Just Yet

by Bill Scher July 22, 2021January 9, 2022

History shows bipartisan negotiations over transportation legislation never moves quickly.

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A Short History of Democrats and Antitrust

by Bill Scher July 19, 2021January 9, 2022

Biden’s war against corporate gigantism is good policy and better politics.

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Voters Don’t Credit Biden for Their $1400 Stimulus Checks—and That’s Okay

by Bill Scher July 13, 2021January 9, 2022

Drawing the wrong lesson from Obama’s “invisible” stimulus bill.

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No, School Board Fights Over Critical Race Theory Are Not Going to Hurt Democrats

by Bill Scher July 9, 2021January 9, 2022

In red-turned-blue Loudoun County, Virginia a fight over how to teach students about America’s racial history has animated Fox News and conservatives. But it’s faux outrage.

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What New York City Taught Us About Ranked Choice Voting and the Democratic Party

by Bill Scher July 7, 2021January 9, 2022

The Eric Adams victory has lessons for how candidates can win under the system. Hint: Running in tandem with others is overrated.

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Nancy Pelosi’s Big Infrastructure Headache

by Bill Scher July 2, 2021January 9, 2022

The House Speaker has to corral progressives, soothe the moderates, and time votes without wrecking the fragile infrastructure deal Biden struck with moderate senators.