Debate Preview: The Adult in the Room. It won’t be easy confronting Trump’s lies, but Harris has the skills to do so
pete buttigieg
Posted inPolitics
J.D. Vance, “Cat People,” and the “Childless” Presidents
The Republican vice presidential nominee has some odd notions about having kids and government service. He should learn a little bit about George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and other presidents.
Posted inPolitics
In a Clickbait World, the Washington Monthly Believes in Ideas
This magazine is committed to investigative reporting and policy solutions. We need you to keep going.
Posted inMagazine
The Electricity Is Too Damn High
High prices at corporate-owned EV charging stations could cripple the spread of climate-friendly transportation. We need to help the mom-and-pops compete.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Hey, Pete Buttigieg, Use Your Power to Get Us Better Airline Service
Fare hikes, canceled flights, endless delays—flying is a nightmare, but the transportation secretary has powers to make things better if only he’d use them.
Posted inPolitics
Why the Mayor Pete Documentary Falls Short
The film wanted to find a deeper storyline to Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign. Unfortunately, there wasn’t one there.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
An Infrastructure Deal Isn’t Dead—Yet
Republicans cynically crushed the January 6 commission. But bridges and roads aren’t thugs and nationalists. Here’s what it would take to get both sides to reach an agreement.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Nevada Debate Was Entertaining and Revealing
When the candidates let their emotions rule them, they gave us a better picture of what drives them.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Moderate Democrats Should Join Forces If They Want to Beat Sanders
Otherwise, he will ride to the nomination without winning over a majority of Democratic voters.
Posted inPolitical Animal
I Hate to Admit the Moderates are Right About Medicare-for-All
If Sanders or Warren were to become president, they’d struggle to pass the plans proposed by Biden and Buttigieg and be accused of Leninism for even trying.
