New York Magazine has published nineteen pieces about what a second Trump term would mean. In his introduction to the series, Jon Chait points to a basic truth regarding the nature of the resistance t
Paul Krugman asked this question a couple of days ago, and it’s a good one. There’s no one canonical definition of “socialism,” but Sanders doesn’t advocate anything like
The preferred centrist ideology of 4 out of 5 mainstream media pundits is to be pretty much OK with shredding the social safety, as long as a candidate has liberal positions on culture war issues. Thi
You’re just making my job harder: In an exclusive interview, Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump “has never asked me to do anything i
(1) This is a really absurd way to pick a president. (2) Biden is done. He’s out of money and if he can’t finish better than 5th then forget it. It’s not fair, and I actually feel ba
The law for your enemies; impunity for your allies: The Justice Department is expected to file a new sentencing memo Tuesday walking back its one-day old recommendation that Roger Stone serve seven to
Authoritarianism tends to be very popular among idiots, aka “the base.” It’s a huge advantage in many situations to be a total sociopath, who is completely unconstrained by social no
This seems like a weird and sad story. Jordan Peterson, 57, emerged last week from an intensive care unit in a Russian hospital after being treated for a dependence on benzodiazepine, an anti-anxiety