On Slogans and Self-Interest

The Democrats overestimate how far they can get politically without appealing to people’s selfishness or acknowledging their fears.

Did Vietnam Send Us Their Best?

When our country was faced with a flood of refugees from Vietnam, the Senate voted unanimously to accept them. That would never happen today.

So-called ‘objective media’ gives equal airing to both sides.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory has flipped the script of moderates beating out liberal insurgents.

We’re going to see more right-wing fear and mainstream-media awkwardness in the months leading up to November.

Joe Crowley’s loss was shocking but doesn’t signal much for the country or the party as a whole.

The party is changing in much the same way the country is changing.