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Your Dislike of Charlie Kirk Is Not Interesting Right Now

Or: how liberal monomania about ideology gets in the way of context, discretion and broadly behaving like a normal person.

Sep 19 •

The First Step to Winning Back the Senate: Don't Nominate Anyone Who Said 'God Is Non-Binary' On Video

Certainly not in Texas.

Sep 14 •

More Democrats Need To Say It: 'Sports Leagues Should Be Organized By Sex'

The overwhelming majority of the public believes this, and it doesn't make them bigots. The view needs to be robustly represented inside our tent.

Sep 10 •

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Sonia Sotomayor Must Retire

Mar 4, 2024 • Josh Barro

Democrats Need Their Own DEI Purge

Feb 20 • Josh Barro

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

Nov 7, 2024 • Josh Barro

Abundance Is a Bipartisan Project

My report from the Abundance 2025 conference, where Democrats and Republicans were refreshingly eager to work together.

Sep 5 •

Trump's War on the Fed is Pointless

His effort to wrest control of the board poses risk to our economy but offers him no great political upside.

Aug 26 •

Democrats Must Do Better Than Ignore Elevated Crime in D.C.

It's not good enough to say what Trump wants to do won't work.

Aug 13 •

Well, This Jobs Report Clarifies Some Things

Trump will get his rate cut, but there's little other good news for the president.

Aug 1 •

Play Stupid Fed Games, Win Stupid Fed Prizes

Trump's economic problems are fiscal, and even the most pliant monetary authority wouldn't be able to fix them.

Jul 21 •

Enactment of the OBBB Is Just the End of the Beginning

There are years of fighting to come over how the law should be implemented, how it should be revised, and how voters should feel about it.

Jul 9 •

The Bull and Bear Cases on Zohran Mamdani

The Democratic nominee for mayor has a record of out-there positions but also has shown a willingness to listen and learn.

Jul 4 •

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