A Working Class Hero Isn't Something To Be
Graham Platner's disgraced campaign illustrated the problems of class dealignment
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Tucker Carlson Wants A Good-Faith Conservative Party. Best Of Luck With That.
The American right needs the deodorant of bad faith politics. And Carlson knows that.
Unfortunately We Have To Be Optimists
Why we should follow the example of James Baldwin and adopt essential optimism.
Title IX Is The Ultimate Bad-Faith Weapon
Protections for women's sports have proven to be useful cudgels against transgender athletes
The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is Far Worse Than You Think
The Roberts Court has legitimized the white supremacist attack on the 14th Amendment
This Data Might Make You Hope-Pilled
It's tough to overstate how thoroughly the courts are beating back the Trump regime
Alito: There's No Way To Know If The President Is Racist
There are "race-neutral justifications" for the policies Trump pursues, Alito says.
Fascists Aren't Allowed To Enjoy The World Cup
You don't get to delight in a joyful worldwide sporting event that rejects your shithead politics
Dads, Resist That Authoritarian Impulse
You don't have to be a household dictator if you don't want to be
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
The Epstein Class means whatever you want it to mean.
Stray Thoughts On DOGE And Its Bad-Faith Mission
People want the whole fucking book thrown at Elon Musk's DOGE hackers
The DOGE Boys Are Going To Pay
There is a real and furious chunk of the electorate demanding accountability for DOGE
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BFT Pod: Right-Wing Media Exposes The Bad Faith Of Right-Wing Populism
All brands of populism, it turns out, are not the same.
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How Republicans Lost Men
Men - men! - have turned on Republicans and it's somehow a non-story
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BFT Pod: You're Missing The Point Of D.C.'s Permanent Troop Deployment
Regime officials never meant what they said about occupying the nation's capital
Fascism and Bad Faith
Race Science, Slavery, And The Unreality Of White Supremacy
The unreality that justifies white supremacy has shape shifted
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Democrats Are Mom. Republicans Are Dad.
When mom curses, it's a big fucking deal.
Stray Thoughts On The Underpinnings Of Pro-Natalism
There's an (unspoken) economic belief system underlying the panic about low birth rates
Fascism and Bad Faith
The Bad Faith Of Pro-Natalism Is Uglier Than You Know
"Anytime someone wants to have a conversation about pro-natalism, they really want to have a conversation about white supremacy."
BFT Podcast: Centrism As Fuel For Fascism
Denny Carter talks about the lie of centrism and the unreality of January 6
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There Is No Such Thing As Centrism
Americans don't want Democrats to make policy like Republicans. They want them to fight like Republicans.
Fascism and Bad Faith
An Insurrectionist Slush Fund And A Win For The Unreality of January 6
The Trump regime's "weaponization" fund wasn't possible without an alternate version of January 6
Elon Musk's Bad Faith
Why I Was So Wrong About 2024, And What That Means for 2026
Controlling the realities of those who oppose your agenda is a powerful thing
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'We've Got To Get Creative About Power'
Crushing the Supreme Court's far-right majority is the only path forward.