Stray Thoughts On Patriotism
Being able to claim love of country as a pillar of your political brand is an outsized advantage for Democrats.
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In The National Divorce, Democrats Got Patriotism
The right's monopoly on patriotism is no more. This changes everything in American politics.
Fascism and Bad Faith
The Media Can’t Handle This Bad Faith
The modern media was not designed to responsibly cover an ascendant fascist movement determined to use democracy against itself
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Everywhere You Look, Anti-Abortion Bad Faith Is Being Rejected
Rejecting abortion stigma is the first and most crucial step in going on offense against anti-abortion conservatives and re-establishing abortion rights in the US.
Democrats Are Saying No to Leslie Knope Politics
The Harris campaign is the first Democratic campaign to understand that once you throw policy details into the wind, they will be used against you, never for you.
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The Harris Campaign Is Extremely Online. That's Good.
Kamala is trolling the trolls.
Trump Is Collapsing
Trump has been exposed for what he is: An unquestionably weak candidate with no real ideas or policies who has a solid base of voter support and nothing else.
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Tim Walz Doesn’t Play Republican Games
Walz's complete rejection of the right's odious bad-faith arguments is a refreshing turn in the Trump era.
Fascism and Bad Faith
‘Weird’ And The Breaking of The Fascist Fever
One word to break the fascist fever. One word to deflate the power Trump and his cronies think they have.
JD Vance Is Worse Than You Think
Donald Trump surprised precisely no one by reportedly listening to tech billionaires like Elon Musk and picking JD Vance to be his running mate. On its face, this was a logical pick; a rising star in the Republican Party, Senator from a supposed swing state, though Ohio is a deep
The Warm Impermanence Of Twenty Years
It was early August 2004 and I was watching the sun set on a remote Greek island called Chios, listening to Radiohead’s anti-Bush, anti-Iraq war album on my iPod and feeling the existential vibes of the upcoming presidential election, my first as a voter. I buzzed with
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They Got Nothing
Republican attacks against Kamala Harris are going to get really weird and really gross.