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Can McCarthy Avoid Blowing Up the Global Economy?

Posted by Martin Longman | Jan 30, 2023 | Congress | 1 |

Czech Republic Elects Pro-Western President

Posted by Martin Longman | Jan 29, 2023 | Foreign Affairs | 1 |

My Reaction to the Tyre Nichols Tragedy

Posted by Martin Longman | Jan 28, 2023 | Justice | 5 |

Featured Articles

John Fetterman Gets His Committee Assignments

John Fetterman Gets His Committee Assignments

by Martin Longman | Congress | 2

His profile will closely resemble that of Ohio senator and fellow progressive, Sherrod Brown.

  • Why is the Strategic Production Response Act a Top Priority?

    Why is the Strategic Production Response Act a Top Priority?

    by Martin Longman | Congress, Environment | 2

  • The Shootings Will Continue Until Attitudes Improve

    The Shootings Will Continue Until Attitudes Improve

    by Martin Longman | Culture | 2

  • Ex-Counterintelligence Chief Busted Working for Manafort’s Oligarch

    Ex-Counterintelligence Chief Busted Working for Manafort’s Oligarch

    by Martin Longman | Justice | 1

  • Judge Slaps Taste Out of Mouths of Trump and His Lawyers

    Judge Slaps Taste Out of Mouths of Trump and His Lawyers

    by Martin Longman | Justice | 2

White House

Joe Biden Gets a Special Counsel, Too

Joe Biden Gets a Special Counsel, Too

White House | 2

Attorney General Merrick Garland is treating Biden's inappropriate retention of classified documents the same way he's treating Trump.

  • We Need More Orderly Transitions

    We Need More Orderly Transitions

    White House | 0

  • Damned With Trump, Damned Without Him

    Damned With Trump, Damned Without Him

    White House | 1

  • Biden’s Mission to Balance the Federal Courts

    Biden’s Mission to Balance the Federal Courts

    Justice, White House | 1

  • Biden Administration Avoids Catastrophic Freight Rail Strike

    Biden Administration Avoids Catastrophic Freight Rail Strike

    White House | 2

Congress

We Should Give Thanks to Cheryl Johnson

We Should Give Thanks to Cheryl Johnson

Congress | 0

The clerk of the House lent competence and seriousness to an institution sorely lacking in both.

  • Drunk Redneck Attacks Gaetz as McCarthy Claims Gavel

    Drunk Redneck Attacks Gaetz as McCarthy Claims Gavel

    Congress | 4

  • An Explainer for the Republican Voter

    An Explainer for the Republican Voter

    Congress | 7

  • A Bipartisan House Caucus is On the Horizon

    A Bipartisan House Caucus is On the Horizon

    Congress | 5

  • Kevin McCarthy Has Already Lost

    Kevin McCarthy Has Already Lost

    Congress | 3

Justice

Trump Organization Convicted, Slapped on Wrist

Trump Organization Convicted, Slapped on Wrist

Justice | 2

The maximum allowable financial penalty was imposed, but it is so small that it will hardly be noticed.

  • Mark Meadows Gets Away With Voter Fraud

    Mark Meadows Gets Away With Voter Fraud

    Justice | 1

  • The Price We Paid for Trump’s Fragile Ego

    The Price We Paid for Trump’s Fragile Ego

    Justice | 0

  • How Insecure Were Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Documents?

    How Insecure Were Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Documents?

    Justice | 1

  • Can an Oath Keeper Hold Public Office in Alaska?

    Can an Oath Keeper Hold Public Office in Alaska?

    Justice | 0

Elections

Superpopular Larry Hogan Has No Shot at Presidency

Superpopular Larry Hogan Has No Shot at Presidency

Elections | 2

The outgoing Maryland governor is more popular with Democrats and independents than members of his own party.

  • Will the GOP Keep Shooting Themselves in the Foot?

    Will the GOP Keep Shooting Themselves in the Foot?

    Elections | 3

  • Why the GOP Cannot Escape Trump

    Why the GOP Cannot Escape Trump

    Elections, Justice | 1

  • The GOP is Nick Fuentes’ Party Now

    The GOP is Nick Fuentes’ Party Now

    Elections | 5

  • What a Corrupt Republican Political Operative’s Conviction Says About the GOP

    What a Corrupt Republican Political Operative’s Conviction Says About the GOP

    Elections | 0

Foreign Affairs

Czech Republic Elects Pro-Western President

Czech Republic Elects Pro-Western President

Foreign Affairs | 1

It's a largely symbolic office but it has now moved from strongly aligned with the Kremlin to strongly aligned with NATO.

  • How Can Russia Lose Without Going Nuclear?

    How Can Russia Lose Without Going Nuclear?

    Foreign Affairs | 3

  • Can We Defuse the House Republican Bomb in Time?

    Can We Defuse the House Republican Bomb in Time?

    Foreign Affairs | 9

  • A Helpless Feeling as the Taliban Bar Women from Schools

    A Helpless Feeling as the Taliban Bar Women from Schools

    Foreign Affairs | 0

  • The Iran Protests Are Definitely Ideological

    The Iran Protests Are Definitely Ideological

    Foreign Affairs | 0

Media

If it Walks Like a Russian Stooge…

If it Walks Like a Russian Stooge…

Media | 1

Many prominent defectors from the populist left were really never really on the left in the first place.

  • Ruth Marcus Misses the Point, Again

    Ruth Marcus Misses the Point, Again

    Media | 2

  • Things Have Gone Too Far

    Things Have Gone Too Far

    Congress, Media | 11

  • We Can Use Lincoln’s Example If We Understand the Challenge

    We Can Use Lincoln’s Example If We Understand the Challenge

    Media | 2

  • CNN is Allowed to Compare Trump to Hitler

    CNN is Allowed to Compare Trump to Hitler

    Media | 1

Environment

Why is the Strategic Production Response Act a Top Priority?

Why is the Strategic Production Response Act a Top Priority?

Congress, Environment | 2

It's instructive to watch what the House Republicans introduce in the first legislative week of the 118th Congress.

  • How Do You Make Your Coffee?

    How Do You Make Your Coffee?

    Environment | 16

  • I’ll Never Buy a Tesla Now

    I’ll Never Buy a Tesla Now

    Environment | 6

  • Thoughts on Ukraine and Biodiversity

    Thoughts on Ukraine and Biodiversity

    Environment | 2

  • Remember to Thank Biden for His Environmental Protection

    Remember to Thank Biden for His Environmental Protection

    Environment | 0

Health Care

A First Priority for John Fetterman

A First Priority for John Fetterman

Health Care | 3

The newly elected Pennsylvania senator should look to protect victims of the monopolized economy.

  • Fentanyl Produces a Planeload of Dead Americans Each Day

    Fentanyl Produces a Planeload of Dead Americans Each Day

    Health Care | 3

  • The Right is Desperate to Win a Losing Argument Over Vaccines

    The Right is Desperate to Win a Losing Argument Over Vaccines

    Health Care | 2

  • Here’s Some Bad Advice from Matthew Continetti

    Here’s Some Bad Advice from Matthew Continetti

    Elections, Health Care | 2

  • Will Dobbs Be a Big Yawn in November?

    Will Dobbs Be a Big Yawn in November?

    Elections, Health Care | 9

Culture

The Shootings Will Continue Until Attitudes Improve

The Shootings Will Continue Until Attitudes Improve

Culture | 2

If we can't pass new laws to stop gun violence, maybe we need a spiritual reawakening on the issue.

  • Why Are the Republicans So Uptight?

    Why Are the Republicans So Uptight?

    Culture | 7

  • When the Underclasses Prefer the Right

    When the Underclasses Prefer the Right

    Culture | 5

  • Our Own Divine Comedy

    Our Own Divine Comedy

    Culture | 0

  • Trump Made People More Racist and Anti-Semitic

    Trump Made People More Racist and Anti-Semitic

    Culture | 1

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  • Can McCarthy Avoid Blowing Up the Global Economy?
    Can McCarthy Avoid Blowing Up the Global Economy?
    Jan 30, 2023 | Congress
  • Czech Republic Elects Pro-Western President
    Czech Republic Elects Pro-Western President
    Jan 29, 2023 | Foreign Affairs
  • My Reaction to the Tyre Nichols Tragedy
    My Reaction to the Tyre Nichols Tragedy
    Jan 28, 2023 | Justice
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