Only a tiny handful of GOP members are retiring due to the president, and once they do no one principled will remain.
Republican Party
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why the Left Can’t Walk Away from Its Farmer-Labor Roots
Fascism arises when workers are won over to right-wing appeals to racial or religious solidarity.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why the Location of Trump’s Silicon Valley Fundraiser Is a Secret
The president’s dismissal of science makes him a pariah there that no business leader is willing to openly support.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2019
Democrats Need More Than Demographic Change to Win
Why the GOP’s inevitable demographic demise may not be so inevitable.
Posted inPolitical Animal
How the Conservative Movement Dies
When Texas falls, conservatives will be stranded outside of the two-party system.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The GOP is No Longer the Party of Business
Just as in the United Kingdom, the business community is watching the destruction of their natural political home.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Blue Dog Model Is Dead
The Democrats need to get back to their roots as fierce protectors of small-town America.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Great Shame of the GOP Is That There Aren’t More Andy McKeans
The longest serving Iowa legislator switched parties because of Trump.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Democrats Should Take a Glass-Half-Empty Approach to 2020
Census data shows both good and bad news for the party, but they should focus on the warning signs.
