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We Need Another Anthony Bourdain

The World Turned Upside Down

Immigration Raids, Family Separation, Political Ramifications...25 Years Ago It Played Out Differently

The Trump Legacy

Dispatches from Wisconsin

Time to Rock The Fourth

Modern Day Whigs

The Art of the Compromise; Hold Your Nose and Close Your Eyes.

The Birthright Citizenship Decision Isn't as Bad as You Think...It's Worse

Mamdani is a Gift to Moderate Dems

The Top 50 Movies Of the Century So Far!

Dems Are Still In Disarray; It's Their Current Guiding Philosophy

The Consequences of Bombing Iran

Why Being Purple Increasingly Means You Aren't Republican

A Few Thoughts on the Minnesota Shooting

Flags: An Appreciation

The Newsom Presidential Race Paradox

J.F.C. Dems-- No, This is Not a "Reichstag Moment"

Collateral Fallout

Partisan Feedback

Whither the Summer Movie Season

Let's Talk Constitutional Amendments

Countering Negative Partisanship

Trump Lays an Egg

12 Issues To Help Rebuild Democrats

The Brain Rabies Epidemic

The Real Issue With Tapper's "Original Sin"

"They are Called, And That Call is Answered."

A Moderate Election Plan for 2026 and Beyond

On the Take

Understanding Populism

A Genuinely Average Pope; It Was Really Needed in Our Current Crazy World

Rex Said It Best: Trump is a "F**king Moron"

Why Dems Lack Leadership Right Now

Political Resonance

The Ongoing Dem Men Problem

Why Cable News Has Little Credibility

Pawns, Zugzwangs and Sacrifices

How Dems are Boxed in on Cultural Issues

Do Dems Even NEED a Leader Right Now?

The Future Afterthoughts

Catholicism at a Crossroads

The "Sanjaya" Presidency

Recall, Precision, Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib

Dear John Roberts- Wake Up. Your Legacy is on the Line

Typical Liberal Responses

Saturday Bonus: Mr. Maher Goes to Washingon

Survivor! Tariffs! Trump! And Your Mail (Sort of)

The Trump Whiplash Hustle

Reflecting on Our Current State of Politics

A Dispatch from our 50th State

Generation Algorithm

Moderate Confidence

PurpleAmerica, March Madness Style

The News "Panel" Has to Change

It's Time for a PurpleAmerica Third Party

Forgoing Pyrrhic Victories

A Reminder: It's Only Been 50 Days

"Everyone Has a Price"

[Redacted] Data

The Trump Recession Begins

The Activist Trap

Charlie Sykes, the SOTU and Your Subscriber Mail

The Crazy on the Left and the Right This Week

Beating Up Straw Men

What Would a Left Wing Tea Party Even Look Like?

Pax Americana is Dead

"A Wave of Anger at Musk and Trump"

A Protest Event That Would Work

Republicans Have Traded Reagan for a Monkey

The Trump-Ukraine Betrayal, from Putin's Perspective

President's Day, A Day Late

Trump Politics and the English Language

The Rock Hall, Danes, Fascists and More of Your Mail!

We Need More Male Role Models

A Toughlove Moment and The Way Forward

This Week in PurpleAmerica (through 2/7/2025)

Dear Liberals-- You Don't Need to Embellish

Undoing The Best Diplomatic Agency in the World

No Dems, What is Occurring is NOT a Coup

Reading the Tea Leaves on the DNC Vote

The PurpleAmerica Doctrine

Why Would You Pardon Ross William Ulbrecht?

Trump 2.0

The Only Speech From the National Mall That I'm Interested in Today

AI is EVERYWHERE

Rise of the Bond Villains

Tick Tock on TikTok...or Not?

Coming Soon: Trump Tower Greenland

The Bad Journalism of Hypotheticals