Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss are independent, investigative reporters and authors based in Cape May, New Jersey, and New York City, and the bloggers behind The Christie Watch. Bob Dreyfuss, born and raised in New Jersey, is a contributing editor at The Nation, and he has written for a wide range of magazines on politics and policy for nearly 25 years, including Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect and The New Republic. He’s covered issues such as the privatization of Medicare, gun control, gay rights, money in politics, the NAACP, and a profile of Grover Norquist, along with a wide range of intelligence and foreign policy topics. He is the author of Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam. Barbara Dreyfuss has written for The American Prospect, Mother Jones, The Veteran and Washington Monthly over the past decade, covering the politics of healthcare, Agent Orange, PTSD and Social Security privatization. She has worked with CBS’s 60 Minutes on stories including industry lobbying behind George W. Bush’s Medicare drug benefit and the gambling industry. Before that, she spent 20 years on Wall Street as a healthcare policy analyst at Prudential Securities, and she is the author of Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge Fund Disaster.

Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP?

Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP? Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP?

Let’s hope so.

Jun 26, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems

MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems

The former congressman slams The New York Times, but the Times was actually late to the party.

Jun 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?

Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season? Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?

The Texas governor is now “a better person,” he says.

Jun 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event

Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event

Fitting a round peg into a square hole.

Jun 20, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

NJ Dems, Backed by Unions, Mount Challenge to Christie’s Pension Cuts

NJ Dems, Backed by Unions, Mount Challenge to Christie’s Pension Cuts NJ Dems, Backed by Unions, Mount Challenge to Christie’s Pension Cuts

The New Jersey’s governor’s plan to run on his record of working across the aisle isn’t looking too good.

Jun 19, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa? Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

The Tea Party is losing influence, and centrist Republicans are losing patience with it.

Jun 18, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Civil War in GOP Puts Focus Back on Romney 2016—Seriously

Civil War in GOP Puts Focus Back on Romney 2016—Seriously Civil War in GOP Puts Focus Back on Romney 2016—Seriously

At Romney event in Utah, Christie says about Bridgegate, “It will be fine.”

Jun 16, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big

On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big

Protests by union members, environmentalists, and others are growing.

Jun 13, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party

Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party

The GOP will settle on someone like Bush, Chris Christie or someone else acceptable to Wall Street and the US Chamber of Commerce—Tea Party be damned.

Jun 12, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

New Jersey Unions in Revolt Against Christie’s Attack on Pensions

New Jersey Unions in Revolt Against Christie’s Attack on Pensions New Jersey Unions in Revolt Against Christie’s Attack on Pensions

Unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers go to court against the governor.

Jun 10, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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