The Next Generation of Conservatives Is Hoping to Make Its Mark… After Trump
A look at how the next generation of Republicans is doing in the Trump era.
Oligarchs of the World, Unite!
The Trump administration has made it easier for oligarchs across the world to influence US politics. The Koch brothers are celebrating; transparency advocates are horrified.
The Lack of Accountability in US Politics Is Beyond Shameful
With so much job security, US politicians can get away with just about anything and the country suffers as a result.
The Usual Suspects: Americans Are About to Get Robbed
President Donald Trump and the GOP are about to pull off the biggest heist in world history — they just have to fool their supporters one last time.
A Visit from St. Donald
We wrote a special Christmas poem to celebrate the passage of the GOP’s tax reform legislation. Finally things are looking up for billionaires.
GOP ‘Tax Reform’: A Caricature Becomes Reality
It’s easy to make fun of the GOP as a party that helps billionaires at the expense of everybody else. But the Republican tax bill shows that the joke is on regular Americans while the rich will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Can the Two-Party System Survive Internal and External Divisions?
Is the two-party system in the US nearing its end? Increasing partisanship and intra-party fighting are signs that the time may have come for the two major parties to break up.
The GOP Tax Bill Explained: The Rich Get Richer
Republican enthusiasm for tax cuts is the product of an enduring conservative philosophy rooted in faulty interpretation of economic theories — with dire consequences for workers and the market.
GOP Quickly Running Out of Time to Dump Trump
One headline today read, “Republicans in Despair After Trump’s Disastrous Week.”It brought to mind heated conversations I had years ago with Republican aides on The Hill, folks I have known from when I reported on such things back in the 80s and 90s.Those conversations were sparked by the first signs of trouble: the Tea Party Read More
The Intellectual Underpinning of a “Mean” Republican Party
How a Nobel Prize winning economist teamed up with Charles Koch to create today’s GOP agenda.
The Undemocratic Primary
While the Republican field of White House hopefuls is historically deep and diverse, the GOP’s process of picking its nominee is highly undemocratic. Open primaries were supposed to bring transparency to party nominations once dominated by backroom deals. But party-sanctioned debate rules and the influence of conservative billionaires are stacking the deck in favor of the frontrunners.