Bill Scher is the host of the history podcast “When America Worked” and the co-host of bipartisan online show and podcast “The DMZ”
Would Progressives Sink an Infrastructure Compromise?
How Democratic Presidents from LBJ to Obama have bribed, seduced, and badgered their members into dropping their opposition to signature proposals.
Mitch McConnell’s Message to Justice Stephen Breyer: Quit Now
The Republican leader is threatening to derail another Democratic Supreme Court nominee. Why the oldest Justice should play hardball, too.
On Infrastructure, the Revenge of the Climate Hawks
While everyone frets about Joe Manchin, do Senate environmentalists like Markey and Wyden hold the key?
Why They Hate Kamala Harris
The left and the right savage the pathbreaker, holding the Veep to a double standard. But that abuse only makes her stronger.
How to Safeguard Elections
The “For the People Act” almost certainly won’t pass—and it doesn’t cover every subterfuge anyway. But there are other ways to prevent the destruction of democracy.
