Many voters aren’t reacting to Donald Trump’s many outrages because they don’t consume much news. At least, not yet.
Bidenomics
The Washington Monthly Newsletter: December 12, 2023
“Why Biden should keep touting Bidenomics” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
Why Biden’s Good Economic News Hasn’t Helped Him Politically—So Far
The economy is on an excellent track right now—incredibly low unemployment, declining inflation, and stunning productivity growth—but the president is still coping with income growth.
The Great Reordering
There can be no doubt now that an epochal shift is underway in how the economy—in America and across the globe—is governed. The mystery is how a moderate, conventional politician like Joe Biden engineered it.
Winning the Anti-monopoly Game
Despite press accounts to the contrary, the Biden administration’s revival of antitrust policy isn’t failing. It’s just getting started.
Oops! Ron DeSantis’s Economic Program and Critique Make the Case for Bidenomics
Most everything the Florida governor promises in his new plan—higher growth, more energy production, easing inequality—is already happening under the Democratic president.
Donald Trump and the Trial of the Century
With the Mar-a-Lago documents trial date set for May and a January 6 indictment looming, Trump’s face-the-music moment is arriving.
Building on Bidenomics
The president has done big things and is rightly boasting about them, but there’s more he can do to build public support for his government-forward ideas and new policies he can pursue to achieve progressive goals.

