The fight has just begun

The fight has just begun

The Supreme Court just delivered a devastating series of opinions designed to upend liberal policies that have been place for decades. The most high-profile case ended a woman’s right to choose when to become a mother, but other cases block states’ abilities to...
A Republican narrative

A Republican narrative

Yesterday, the January 6 committee hearings became as compelling as the Watergate hearings. Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ assistant gave blockbuster testimony describing what happened at the Ellipse and White House on January 6. Cassidy Hutchinson...
Don’t make it a process argument

Don’t make it a process argument

Josh Marshall, the founder and editor of Talking Points Memo, wrote a column in the New York Times this weekend offering Democrats a way to make abortion a salient issue in November. He urges all Democratic Senators and challengers to pledge not only to codify Roe...
From think tank to hackery

From think tank to hackery

I’m back from Sweden. While North Carolina was suffering from 95+ degree heat, we were struggling to get above 70 degrees. At some point, I’d love to spend summers there. For now, I’ll take what I can get. While the landscape, the climate, and the culture were much...
Pro-democracy conservatives

Pro-democracy conservatives

By the time most of you read this, I’ll be on a plane heading to Stockholm. I probably won’t write until I get back later in the month, so I want to give you some summer reading advice. Don’t read people who agree with you. Or at least don’t only read people who agree...