Wednesday, September 30, 2026

WHY WAS ERIC SCHMITT BEING GROOMED FOR STARDOM IN THE FIRST PLACE?

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Former special prosecutor Jack Smith was interrogated at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing yesterday. If you know what happened, you know...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

TRUMP IS FINALLY USING HIS POWERS FOR GOOD

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Donald Trump's powers might have weakened in his second term, but he still has the ability to identify institutional weaknesses that he ...
Monday, September 28, 2026

WHY AREN'T PUNDITS ENCOURAGING REPUBLICANS TO MOVE TO THE CENTER?

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Democrats appear poised to win Senate seats in a number of states Donald Trump won in 2024 -- according to Real Clear Polling , they're ...
Sunday, September 27, 2026

IF THE GOP SUFFERS BLOODBATHS IN 2026 AND 2028, REPUBLICANS WILL STILL LIKE THEMSELVES MORE THAN DEMOCRATS DID AFTER 2024

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A poll from the right-leaning Trafalgar Group shows Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, clinging to a 1-point lead over he...
Saturday, September 26, 2026

TRUMP'S MEDIA BAN IS WORKING PERFECTLY -- FOR HIM

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The Atlantic 's Quinta Jurecic believes that President Trump's efforts to prevent Politico, CNN, and MS NOW reporters from covering...
Friday, September 25, 2026

IS THIS AN ANTI-REPUBLICAN WAVE OR AN ANTI-STATUS-QUO WAVE?

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Yesterday, Nate Silver wrote this : A New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll out this morning had some disappointing news for Demo...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT, TRUMP'S ADDICTED TO LOVE

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Okay, this is weird: So I was just watching Fox News and this commercial played during Jesse Watters show. It says “Paid for by the US Gov...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTHORITARIANISM AND RAGEBAIT

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Today, Axios reports on what its headline calls "Trump's last-ditch hunt for voter fraud." "Last-ditch" is the key ...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

TRUMP IS SUFFERING MIDTERM EGO DEATH

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On Saturday I quoted a video essay in which Jamelle Bouie argued that Donald Trump might have a muted response to Republican midterm losse...
Monday, September 21, 2026

REPUBLICANS DIDN'T FLEE BUSH. WHY WOULD THEY FLEE TRUMP?

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In The New Republic , Timothy Noah predicts that Donald Trump won't make it to the end of his term. Even as some worry that Trump will...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

DO WE NEED TO BE GRATEFUL FOR TRUMP'S EGO? (updated)

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No officeholder in American history has done more damage to the country than Donald Trump, but imagine how much additional damage Trump cou...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

IS TRUMP'S EGO REALLY NOT INVESTED IN THE MIDTERMS?

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On Wednesday, Jamelle Bouie posted a video in which he argued that President Trump might not try very hard to interfere with the midterms. ...
Friday, September 18, 2026

TRANS-AVERSE DEMOCRATS ARE REMEMBERING 2024 ALL WRONG

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Democrats are in a strong position going into the midterms, but they're still trying to calibrate their messaging as Americans are about...