The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration
Congress narrowly averted a shutdown, but the whole episode offers a sneak peak of the oligarchy in store.
Dec 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere
Democrats are making a show of their willingness to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration. That’s not their job.
Dec 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit
While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intelle...
Dec 18, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s Attack on the Free Press Is Just Getting Started Trump’s Attack on the Free Press Is Just Getting Started
The president-elect’s recent settlement with ABC News is an early volley in an all-out MAGA war against media independence.
Dec 17, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
What Happened to the Democratic Party? What Happened to the Democratic Party?
The squalid state of our present political institutions points to a failure of not just individuals but the system as a whole.
Dec 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership
To mount an opposition under the coming Trump administration, the party needs new ideas—not the same establishment clinging to power.
Dec 12, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants
Protecting Trump’s enemies from prosecution just reinforces the idea of politics as retribution. Instead, Democrats should be defending his most vulnerable targets.
Dec 9, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Pete Hegseth, Belligerent Drunk, May Be Too Much Even for Trump Pete Hegseth, Belligerent Drunk, May Be Too Much Even for Trump
The Fox News pundit—an alleged sexual assaulter with a drinking problem—has moved into Matt Gaetz territory.
Dec 4, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet
The president-elect wants to put a “deep state” conspiracy theorist in charge of the actual deep state.
Dec 3, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Somehow, Americans Are Liking Trump Better Every Day Somehow, Americans Are Liking Trump Better Every Day
The incoming administration's cabinet appointments are a bizarre disaster. So why are the president-elect's approval ratings going up?
Nov 26, 2024 / Chris Lehmann