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2020 Election: Who Voted for Whom (and Maybe Why)
OK so Biden won, taking back PA, WI, MI, and flipping AZ blue for the first time since 1996 and
What Happens After Trump? (ReConsider + MidAtlantic Mashup)
What happens after Trump (almost certainly) loses the election? How does the US begin to heal its divides? How do
The Portland Deployment and Operation Legend
Paramilitary troops in Portland, Oregon, threw protesters in unmarked vans and tear-gassed so aggressively that they hit the Mayor of the city. “Operation Legend” is set to roll out to many other cities in the US–possibly whether they like it or not.
Is Portland going to be repeated in Chicago and Detroit? We give you the full story and the context to be able to rise above the (very) aggressively partisan portrayals of Portland.
The Passion of Tyrion and Varys: How to Handle Troubled Leaders (Part 1)
What do the lieutenants of troubled leaders do to cope, help… or manipulate? Today we use Trump’s struggles as a
Is Putin a mob boss?
This article is in response to a recent podcast episode from Planet Money, “The Rise of Putin.” It was good overall, but think it suffers from a major flaw.
So You Wanna Impeach a President
How does the process of impeachment work? What actions are impeachable? How’s it worked in the past? We cover all of these questions and more.
Is Trump Taking Orders From Moscow?
It’s often taken as given that Trump is acting on Moscow’s behalf in his foreign policy. In this episode we ask: what foreign policy would be in Russia’s interest? And is Trump following that foreign policy, or a different one?
We explore such topics as Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East, with NATO, in Ukraine, and even in trade. We’ll see how he does.
Mike Pence as a Litmus Test for Your Feelings on Trump
I live in Boston, so I get to hear a lot of concerns about Trump as president.
Every president gets flak, often unfair or hyperbolic, from people in the political opposition.
But there’s something unique about opposition to Trump that I haven’t heard said about Bush, McCain, Romney, or Rubio/Kasich/Cruz: there is a strong strain of opinion that Trump is fundamentally unfit to be president.
When Mike Pence gets brought up as an alternative, a very important litmus test occurs.
Trump’s Scandals are a Showcase of Politics-as-Sports
It’s not an easy thing to defend Trump’s character. Regardless of your feelings or your belief about the validity of the scandals themselves, Trump’s full year of presidency has been far more scandal-laden than any term. The fact that his base isn’t eroding tells us a lot about the state of politics today.
A Tale of Two Presidents
Things can look different across the pond.