Month: June 2018

Jonathan Chait is criticizing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for allegedly giving private assurances to the Republicans that he will not eliminate the legislative filibuster if the Democrats regain a Senate majority after...

I think Josh Marshall is correct when he warns people off over-interpreting the shocking primary loss Joe Crowley, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, suffered last night at the hands of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a...

[Cross-posted from European Tribune – where dissent is NOT troll rated!] New Panama Papers Leak Reveals Firm’s Chaotic Scramble to Identify Clients, Save Business Amid Global Fallout | ICIJ | Argentina President...

It’s the demographics, stupid. “Stupid” in this case doesn’t so much apply to Queens Congressman Joe Crowley, currently the #4 ranking Democrat in the US House of Representatives, and—with his upset...

I like this Twitter exchange because I think both people have discovered something absolutely correct and key to understanding the limited political success of Donald Trump. Actually, I think a much better microcosm of why Trump...