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2024 election
Posted inNovember/December 2025
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
Posted inPolitics
The Rise of the Populist Moderates
Democrats like Ruben Gallego and Pat Ryan aren’t old-fashioned centrists. They’re economic rabblerousers, and they are showing their party how to win again.
Posted inBooks
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Demands: Ditch Vote-By-Mail. Republicans Shouldn’t
It is in the GOP’s long-term interest to allow low-propensity, rural residents to vote at home.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Should Prepare for the Return of Debt Politics
Cutting the deficit hasn’t dominated our politics but historically high levels may force the party to deal with budgetary trade-offs. Obama and Clinton offer lessons.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor?
Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Candidates Should Shred Interest-Group Questionnaires
They are landmine-laden, jargon-filled traps for anyone trying to build a winning coalition. Just ask Kamala Harris.
Posted inPolitics
The 2024 Presidential Election and U.S. Regional Cultures
A quarter century of political, social, and economic upheaval has left little mark on the political behavior of the “American Nations” regions.
Posted inNewsletter
Trump Is About to Drag America Into the Abyss of Protectionism
Plus, where Democrats went wrong in New York, how we can win the war against DUIs, and why Biden should approve the Nippon Steel deal — all in the January 2, 2025 newsletter.
