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David Atkins
Follow David on Twitter @DavidOAtkins. David Atkins is a Washington Monthly contributing writer, activist, and research professional living in Santa Barbara as well as an elected DNC Member from California. He is president of The Pollux Group, a qualitative research firm.
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Trumpism Is a Long Term Failure for Republicans. But Short Term It Could Destroy Democracy.
A cornered animal is a dangerous one.
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Will Bannon Outlast Trump?
Bannon’s on the outs with Trump now, but he may end up getting the last laugh.
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Fox News Could End This Presidency Tomorrow. But It Doesn’t Dare.
Fox News is not the media arm of the Republican Party. The Republican Party is actually the legislative arm of Fox News.
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Trump Is Proving His Unfitness for Office in Real Time on Twitter
The President is a walking Dunning Kruger Effect.
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The FBI is Cracking Under Pressure, and Time is Running Out
It’s not clear how much longer our institutions can persevere against the strain of Trump’s authoritarianism and a Republican Party that has wholly lost its moral compass.
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A Holiday Gift for Democracy
This is probably my last post of the year here at Washington Monthly, tonight on Christmas Eve with a cup of eggnog and a newborn daughter snuggled in my arms. So I’ll keep it brief. The holidays are about compassion, forgiveness and concern for our fellow creatures. We express that sentiment in a variety of […]
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President of the Republican Base of America
Trump governs only for his base, and doesn’t pretend otherwise. This is not normal.
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Trump Tells His Millionaire Friends The Tax Bill Just Made Them A Lot Richer
Populism! President Trump kicked off his holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago Friday night at a dinner where he told friends, “You all just got a lot richer,” referencing the sweeping tax overhaul he signed into law hours earlier. Mr. Trump directed those comments to friends dining nearby at the exclusive club — including to two friends at […]
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A Time of Testing for FBI Deputy Director McCabe and for the Country
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is in an unenviable position. Subject to a partisan witch hunt by Republicans eager to discredit the FBI investigation into Trump, McCabe is facing enormous pressure from all sides. Fox News is pushing for his ouster, and Republicans in Congress smell an opportunity to create a distracting scapegoat. It’s no […]
