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American Autocracy
Smart and experienced friends help me figure out what the hell is going on and what we can do about it.
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Then and Now: The War Powers Resolution (1973) and War Powers Resolution (2026)
My weekly "Then and Now" convo with Princeton Professor Julian Zelizer
8 hrs ago
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How the Murder of Good Changes the Stakes for Good
ICE won’t melt, but traumatic events of this kind create their own force fields that bring change
Jan 11
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Why Colbert Got Cancelled
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Why RFK Jr. Might Bite the Dust
Jan 31, 2025
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The Most Historic Trump Story of the Week
Nov 22, 2025
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A Life Sentence of Disgrace
Jan 13, 2025
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Tatiana Schlossberg (1990-2025)
Dec 31, 2025
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Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
Mar 6, 2025
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Then and Now: Kent State (1970) and Minneapolis (2026)
A recording from Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer's live video
Jan 10
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Happier New Year?!? My Answer to Readers on How to Recover From Trump
The key to surviving the Orange Monster begins with everyone getting involved in winning this November.
Jan 2
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Then and Now: Reagan in 1986 and Trump in 2026 on the Outlook for the Midterms
Reagan was doing well that year and lost eight Senate seats. Can history repeat itself?
Jan 2
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Tatiana Schlossberg (1990-2025)
My personal admiration for her Job-like mother and her Proustian writing
Dec 31, 2025
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Have At Me--New Year's Edition
Your chance to ask me anything or tell me where I got it wrong
Dec 30, 2025
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The Trump Boomerang Effect: Bari Weiss, Meet Ozymandias
While Trump muscles the media and renames the Kennedy Center, history will get the last laugh. Just ask the good people of Appleton, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 2025
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Then and Now: Carter's 'Malaise Speech' (1979) and Trump’s Economic Rant (2025)
The striking contrast between the two tells how far we've fallen--but also offers hope for recovery
Dec 20, 2025
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Trump's Sickening Sociopathic Shots at Rob Reiner
All Republican must be asked if they stand behind their master on this one.
Dec 15, 2025
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Trump's Secret Pardon-for-Profit Racket
Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and a bit of the backstory of the shameful pardon of the former Honduran president
Dec 13, 2025
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