They are landmine-laden, jargon-filled traps for anyone trying to build a winning coalition. Just ask Kamala Harris.
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Biden Should Approve the Nippon Steel Deal
New concessions from the Japanese company give Biden a legitimate reason to abandon his opposition to the sale of U.S. Steel.
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What Both Moderates and Progressives Got Wrong (and Right) About the Democratic Electoral Defeat
There is nothing like an electoral defeat to provoke infighting and finger-pointing. But losing twice to a character like Donald Trump should be cause not just for argument but for deep introspection by all wings of the Democratic Party. That party progressives and centrists continue to blame one another with the same tired arguments shows […]
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A Crazy Transition, Even for Trump
When Howard Lutnick, the pugnacious CEO of the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald, strode on stage at Madison Square Garden in the presidential campaign’s waning days, he looked all-powerful. The billionaire told the New York City rally that victory was near. “Donald Trump is going to build the greatest team to ever walk into government,” he […]
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Don’t Throw the Biden-Harris Record Under the Bus
Plus, the threats to NATO and birthright citizenship and a tribute to Ted Olson — all in the November 19, 2024 newsletter.
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The Hard Lesson We Learned About Immigration
Immigration is like inflation: good to a point but must be vigilantly contained.
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Kamala Harris Did Listen To Working-Class Voters. They Didn’t Listen To Trump.
One week later and the Democratic Party’s self-flagellation continues. “We don’t listen enough; we tell people what’s good for them,” scolded Senator Chris Murphy on X. “Listen to poor and rural people, men in crisis. Don’t decide for them.” “No one is listening to anything else you say if you try to talk them out […]
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How Francis Fukuyama and “The Big Lebowski” Explain Trump’s Victory
Looking at constituencies or issues misses the big point. On Tuesday, nihilism was on display, even a death wish, in a society wrought by cynicism.
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Lessons and Hope After the Defeat
It was a grim Election Day, but there are ways back from the abyss.
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After Election Day, Fight Back with Ideas
The MAGA landslide left us devastated, too, but it also rekindled our commitment to public policy ideas that work and can win elections.
