Convict Trump

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

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VP Little Marco?

Rubio reportedly wants the gig.

Trump Convicted

Stunning news.

MLB Upends Record Books

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

Trump’s New York Trial Nearing End

Closing arguments start today and a verdict and possible sentencing could come this week.

Biden and Trump Voters Have Different Concerns

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

Will Trump Leaners Come Home to Biden?

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

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The Great Baby Deficit

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

Another Political Signal on an Alito Home

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

Trump’s Path to 270

It’s depressingly short.

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Biden’s Unpopularity

He isn’t very popular.

Why Biden Gets No Credit for a Good Economy

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

Biden’s Morehouse Speech

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

On Posting the Ten Commandments in Schools

A pending mandate in Louisiana

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mayor

Here are some special papers.

The Ongoing Erosion of SCOTUS

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

Abbott Pardons Man Who Killed BLM Protestor

A gross miscarriage of justice.

Brown v. Board at 70

Seven decades after de jure segregation was outlawed, de facto segregation is alive and well.

Biden Rejects Commission on Presidential Debates

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

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Is Political Polling Still Useful?

Compared to any available alternative, yes.

Split Polls

Presidential v. senatorial polling in swings states is just, well, odd.

Another Example of the Role of Primaries

A potential GOP self-own in south Texas.

Trump’s Increasingly Unhinged Rallies

Yesterday’s New Jersey speech was something to behold.

Trump Likely Committed $100 Million Tax Fraud

Shady accounting practices from well before he entered politics are coming back to bite him in the ass.

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Toward a Functional Congress

Democrats are helping the Republican Speaker tame his nihilist wing.

FreedomWorks Shuts Down

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

An Observation or Two on SCOTUS

Well, more than two…

Another Reminder

Heads he wins, tails you lose.

A Reminder

Immunity edition.

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Congressional Typologies

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks announcing CHIPS and Science Act grants to Intel to expand U.S. semiconductor production, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona. President Joe Biden delivers remarks announcing CHIPS and Science Act grants to Intel to expand U.S. semiconductor production, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona.

Biden: We Welcome Immigrants!

A minor gaffe is overshadowing a more complicated story.

The ‘Outside Agitator’ Trope

It’s been around for a very long time.

Worry Polarization

Americans are concerned about very different things.

Sometimes History Rhymes In Ironic Ways

And you might ask yourself: “how did we get here?”

Campus Crackdowns Escalate

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

RFK Jr.’s Appeal

He’s more than just a kook.

Trump’s Second Term

The NYT is going all-in painting it as “far more radical, vindictive and unchecked” than the first.

Politics, Memory, and Reality

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

Is Our Problem a Lack of Public Virtue?

Are we betraying the Founders?

Trump’s Increasingly Fascistic Speeches

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks announcing CHIPS and Science Act grants to Intel to expand U.S. semiconductor production, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona. President Joe Biden delivers remarks announcing CHIPS and Science Act grants to Intel to expand U.S. semiconductor production, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona.

Biden Has Lowest Approval in History, Should Still Win

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

Headline Reaction

David Brooks edition.

SCOTUS and Presidential Immunity

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

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A Return of National Security Republicans?

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

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The Two Speakers

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

In Honor of Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

The Toll of Abortion Politics

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.