His experience fighting Sutter Health’s monopolistic practices in California gives him insights he can put to use as Secretary.
Politics
Who’s the Radical, Raphael Warnock or Kelly Loeffler?
Hint: The Republican incumbent welcomes support from white supremacists, QAnon, and militia members.
Orange (County) Is Still the New Blue
Democrats lost two congressional seats in Orange County, California. But a slate of down-ballot victories suggest a long-term commitment to growing the local Democratic party paid off in 2020.
Symone Sanders, Jen Psaki, and the Women Who Speak For Biden
Understanding the new “comms” team and how we, at the Washington Monthly, report on the White House
The Case for Neera Tanden
After enabling Trump and fretting about political correctness, Republicans want to cancel the OMB nominee because she was too mean on Twitter. (Some lefties want to nix her bid, too.) Oh, please.
The Overwrought Opposition to Brian Deese
Biden’s choice to direct the National Economic Council is getting pushback from progressive groups, but the criticism seems unwarranted.
Listen, Democrats. There is a Way to Win Rural Voters
The data and party officials like Bill Hogseth are pointing the way forward.
Joe Biden’s Idea of Manliness
Unlike Donald Trump’s variety, it’s of the Roman variety and something you’d want the men in your life to emulate.
The Politics of Pardons
Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon probably cost him his reelection. Trump’s quest for the 2024 GOP nomination is unlikely to be hindered by a giant pardon of his family and himself.
Can Boris Johnson and Joe Biden Find Happiness?
Leaving aside Johnson’s “Kenya” dis of Obama, the British Prime Minister is at odds with the President-elect over Brexit and the Irish border. Can the US-UK “Special Relationship”be saved?
