Instead of recognizing a crisis, he acts like we all just need a little reassurance.
Joshua Alvarez
Joshua Alvarez is a contributor to the Washington Monthly's Political Animal. He edits syndicated opinion columns at the Washington Post, and can be reached at joshuaalvarezmail@gmail.com.
Posted inPolitical Animal
De Blasio’s Delusion
The unpopular and unaccomplished New York City mayor is now running for president.
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The Florida GOP Will Do Anything to Keep Minorities from Voting
Republican state lawmakers just passed a poll tax.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
What Biden and Trump Have In Common
Before reinventing himself as an Obama ally, the former VP built his career as an icon of white working-class grievance.
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It’s the Climate Change, Stupid
Jay Inslee understands what needs to be the highest priority of the next president.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
How the Media Is Getting Mayor Pete’s Gentrification Story Wrong
Reports in Buzzfeed and CNN reveal some journalists’ reflexive impulse to depict any kind of gentrification as ruinous.
Posted inEducation, Political Animal
The Racial Justice Case for Legacy Admissions
We shouldn’t eliminate legacy preferences just as people of color can finally start benefitting from them.
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A New Study Unintentionally Makes the Case for Reparations
The sons of slaveowners are indebted to the victims of the father. Something, however small, should be returned.
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The Trump Administration’s Deceitful Ploy to Put More Students in More Debt
By hiding student loan data from state governments, DeVos is protecting predatory practices.
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The EU Should Choose a Hard Brexit
It’s time for Europe to leave Britain to its own delusions.
