Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness
The existential dread has a strong pull, especially since Trump has made a lot of Americans worse people, but we've had other bad, immoral, and creepy presidents who've sullied the office. Meanwhile, ...
17 Des 202458min
Bill Kristol: Fake Nicey-Nicey Sh**t
ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have joined the preemptive capitulation parade by settling Trump's defamation suit—and by conspicuously paying out protection money ahead of the inauguration. The po...
16 Des 202436min
Anne Applebaum: Planning for a Techno-Oligarchic Regime
The billionaires rushing to get on board with Trump, and contributing millions for his inauguration, may have missed this key detail: Enhancing the power of a leader—to bend the rules and undermine th...
13 Des 202442min
Matt Yglesias and Tyler Austin Harper: Popularism v Populism
The origins of the Democratic party's current malaise include ineffective messaging on climate and economic policy, too rigid a tent on cultural issues, and Dem politicians just too scared to speak th...
12 Des 20241h 8min
Adam Kinzinger and Pat Ryan: Bring It On
Team Trump is trying to intimidate the opposition. Stop showing them your fear. Plus, Gaetz moves from AG nominee to low-rent MAGA cable channel host, and RT's girlfriend, Tulsi, could have access to ...
11 Des 20241h
Susan Glasser: A Lame Lame Duck
A sense of Biden's irrelevance has descended on Washington, with Trump flying off to Paris and meeting world leaders, and also openly conducting his own foreign policy—often at odds with the current U...
10 Des 202449min
Bill Kristol and Michael Weiss: Catastrophic Success
Trump is threatening members of Congress with jail and Republican senators may be circling the wagons around his nominees, but we still need to protect ourselves from a nihilistic mindset. Plus, cauti...
9 Des 202457min
Jamelle Bouie: Bad at Being President
Trump may have authoritarian aspirations, but he's very bad at governing and managing—four weeks into the transition, he's had two major Ls. Meanwhile, Democrats have to rebuild their connection to vo...
6 Des 202447min
