by Robert Reich During a press event last week at an Upper East Side restaurant, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that COVID-19 was “targeted […]
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McCarthy appeases the radicals again
by Jonathan Bernstein The House bill that sets Pentagon policies for the next year, which began as mundane and bipartisan, passed on Friday on a party-line vote. […]
Get tested, Biden
It began shortly after President Biden’s inauguration. First, there were whispers and what seemed like slander on far-right websites and social media that the president was suffering […]
Ron DeSantis can’t beat Trump. Chris Christie could
The sane world agrees. You don’t get more bizarre than Ron DeSantis’ latest foray into culture war lunacy. We speak of that campaign video that bashes gay […]
Supreme Court’s term contained some surprising gifts for Democrats
by Jackie Calmes Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The same lopsidedly right-wing Supreme Court that since June 2022 has […]
Salango’s exit from governor’s race clears the way for Williams
The decision by Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango not to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2024 offers insight into just how challenging […]
Republicans promoting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are playing with fire
by Jonathan Bernstein Nominations define parties. But what we’re seeing in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s futile challenge to President Joe Biden is an odd situation in which […]
Democrats or Republicans — Whom to believe?
It is an unfortunate truism of politics that partisans tend to believe the worst about members of the opposite party and no amount of facts — if, […]
Immigration should be about more than politics
Whichever side of the spectrum you’re on, the topic of immigration has never been more political than it is today. I know because I had to speak […]
Booming EV market complicates the GOP’s message
by Conor Sen It’s still very early days, but if you’re wondering how the 2024 presidential campaign might be different from the last matchup between Joe Biden […]
