Archive - Very Serious

Trump Is Quickly Being Reminded He Must Work With Democrats

Republicans 'won' the election, but there is little they can do legislatively without at least some help from Democrats.

Dec 22 •

Jordan Neely Needed to Be Institutionalized

Progressives are right to point out that he needed housing and care. But he only would have gotten it if forced to accept it.

Dec 12 •

Deficits Matter Now Even If You Pretend Not to See Them

Republicans are exploring a budget gimmick to make tax cuts politically easier, but gimmicks won't save them from inflation.

Dec 4 •

Joe Biden Knew It Was Wrong to Pardon Hunter

If this was an appropriate and justified act, why did the president lie about his intention not to do it?

Dec 3 •

November 2024

Democrats Will Not Win By Changing the Subject

Progressive activists can't conceive of a problem that can't be fixed by talking about 'billionaires and corporate greed,' but that's what Democrats…

Nov 19 •

Here Are Nine Economic Policy Stories I'll Be Watching Next Year

Whatever else happens, Congress will make major fiscal moves in 2025, including a significant new tax law.

Nov 17 •

'What Will John Thune Allow' Is the Wrong Question

Any handful of Republican lawmakers can stop Trump's insane nominations, as they sometimes did in his last term.

Nov 15 •

The Conversation About Which Voters Are to 'Blame' Makes Me Want to Stick My Finger Through My Eyeball

This is not a morality play, there is no demographic Electoral College, and exit poll data is garbage.

Nov 9 •

Trump Didn't Deserve to Win, But We Deserved to Lose

Some Democrats are mystified by how an increasingly diverse coalition of voters could choose Trump over four more years of us. I'm not.

Nov 7 •

October 2024

Trump Closes Out the Campaign With an Unforced Error

Putting an insult comic onstage at Madison Square Garden to antagonize Puerto Ricans is classic, non-strategic Trump politics. But will it matter?

Oct 30 •

Join Me Tomorrow for a Substack Live Conversation on How Americans Will Vote

A Substack Election Dialogue with Milan Singh of the Yale Youth Poll

Oct 29 •

Newspapers Should Not Endorse Presidential Candidates

A Washington Post columnist says endorsements express the 'soul' of a newspaper. That's exactly what's wrong with them.

Oct 26 •

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