How Ronald Reagan, the sunniest president in recent memory, cemented the Republican Party to the dark vision of Richard Nixon.
GOP
Posted inMagazine, Politics, September/October 2014
The Monthly Interview: Ralph Nader
In his new book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State, the consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader argues that on many issues, from undeclared wars to unprosecuted Wall Street crimes, liberal and conservative citizens increasingly agree with each other, and that, by working together, they can take back Washington. […]
Posted inJune/July/August 2014, Magazine, Politics
Working the GOP’s Weak Spot
How Barack Obama is following Bill Clinton’s minimum wage game plan to try to hold onto the Senate.
Posted inEconomy, Magazine, March/April/May 2014, Politics
Oops: The Texas Miracle That Isn’t
Conservatives say the Lone Star state’s recent record of growth validates their economic agenda. That record crumbles upon inspection.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, March/April/May 2014
Light Touch
How smart regulation and technological innovation ruined a perfectly good conservative crusade against government.
Posted inBooks, January/February 2014, Magazine, Politics
Midterm Signals and Noise
Why Democrats Could Do Better in November Than Everyone Thinks
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013, Politics
Campaign 2012: How We Dodged a Bullet
Mitt Romney didn’t lose because of the GOP’s far-right agenda. That’s what’s scary.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, Politics, September/October 2013
What Tea Party Republicans Can Learn From Woodrow Wilson
Averse to compromise, he died a bewildered and broken man.
Posted inJuly/August 2013, Magazine, Politics
The Education of Rand Paul
How is a first-term senator becoming a force in his party on foreign policy? Because in today’s GOP, he’s what passes for moderate.
