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Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

No Room for Palin in Party She Remade?

What to make of her second straight loss?

The Centrist Fantasy

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

Republican Governors Don’t Like Trump

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Private vs Public Opinion

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

Dems in Midterms: You’re Saying There’s a Chance?

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ License Plates

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

Democrats Funding MAGA Primary Candidates

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

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Coming IRS Crackdown?

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

Replacing Biden in 2024?

From the Cliché File.

Unity My Ass

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

Mass Shootings, Ideology, and Mental Illness

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

On American Parties

More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.

Mike Lee’s Texts

He was clearly willing to subvert the election.

House Democrats Retiring in Droves

Twenty-three and counting will not run in 2022.

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Trump, the GOP, and Stochastic Terrorism

A conversation in two parts.

Republicans Playing Chicken with Debt Ceiling. Again.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

The 1% are Paying Slightly Less Tax Than They Owe!

An interesting but rather misleading report from a Biden Treasury official.

Allen West Announces Gubernatorial Bid

He will challenge Greg Abbott for the GOP nomination.

Ohio, Trump, and the Primaries

Thinking about party evolution and behavior going into 2022.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

The Fox News Effect?

Republicans are more partisan—and distrustful of government—than Democrats.

Republican Split with Big Business Greatly Exaggerated

Look at who’s lined up against H.R. 1.