“MAGA Republican” Is a Distinction Without a Difference “MAGA Republican” Is a Distinction Without a Difference
Ten MAGA Republicans and 10 “normal” Republicans happy to play along are, in practice, 20 MAGA Republicans.
Sep 16, 2022 / Ed Burmila
How Biden Can Save Democracy From the GOP How Biden Can Save Democracy From the GOP
The president needs bold plans to hold back an increasingly authoritarian Republican Party.
Apr 11, 2022 / Ed Burmila
Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy? Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy?
The Democrats are betting that making politics seem normal will appeal to enough voters to overcome GOP voter suppression efforts.
Aug 20, 2021 / Ed Burmila
Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays
Arguing that Americans work too much is a winning political message.
Jun 4, 2021 / Ed Burmila
The Election Nobody Won The Election Nobody Won
A narrow Biden victory offers four years of gridlock—and that’s the best-case scenario.
Nov 5, 2020 / Ed Burmila
Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently
We’d gain precious minutes of our lives that we might otherwise be tempted to waste.
Sep 21, 2020 / Ed Burmila
With Executive Powers, Trump Can Legally Unleash Global Chaos With Executive Powers, Trump Can Legally Unleash Global Chaos
Congress must never again assume presidents will be fundamentally decent folks.
Sep 8, 2020 / Ed Burmila
What Populism Is and Is Not What Populism Is and Is Not
Thomas Frank’s history of anti-populism helps clarify one of the most contested terms in politics.
Aug 19, 2020 / Ed Burmila
You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy
Without real economic freedom, Americans cling to petty acts of refusal.
Jul 20, 2020 / Ed Burmila
When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie
If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.
Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila