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David Masciotra, a contributing writer to the Washington Monthly, is the author of several books, including Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy and I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters. His Substack is Absurdia Now.
I wrote a book about him, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t understand how he fused moral simplicity and political profundity.
The Monthly’s Annual Kukula Award Returns.
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He has no authority to run federal elections. In this year’s midterms, the big threat to democracy is apathy and complacency.
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My friend, an entrepreneur turned exemplary officer, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine this year. Like his comrades, he knew what he was fighting for.
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I wrote a book about him, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t understand how he fused moral simplicity and political profundity.
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The late civil rights leader who died this week built a multiracial, multifaith coalition rooted in shared economic and democratic aspirations.
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The Fifth Circuit embraces a radical vision of endless detention, as does the Trump administration. Will it be too much even for the Roberts Court?
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Whatever one thinks about cryptocurrency, the federal government must update antiquated security procedures to protect its digital asset stockpile.
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