In 2002, it wasn’t as implausible as it sounds today.
November/December 2019
Why Music Videos Can Do Political Blogging A Little Bit of Good
My strange contribution to the Monthly’s Political Animal Blog.
Still Missing: The Women Wonks
Why are think tank panels are still dominated by men?
The Liberal Reagan You Never Hear About
He wasn’t the ideologically pure conservative Republicans make him out to be.
The Man Who Invented Celebrity Politics
How Walter Winchell created the media environment that enabled Trump’s rise.
Was I Too Hard on the Mormons? Nope.
In 2001, I argued they were a regressive force in American life. Despite their opposition to Donald Trump, they still are.
The Baby Boom Was a Bust
Unfortunately, the generation does not have a political legacy to be proud of.
The Washington Redskins: Even More Awful Than You Thought
How a professional football team started a trend that would genuinely harm America.
How the Democrats Got Their Faith Back
That time we said they should start courting religious voters—and they listened.
Donald Trump, the QVC President
He preys on the lonely and the alienated—and then scams them.

