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Joe Biden Was Nobody’s First Pick. Thank God
The president-elect was a tepid compromise candidate in an era when politics runs on wild-eyed fandom.…
Continue ReadingVoting Became a Lot More Cool: How the Kids Showed Up for Biden
The more young voters there are, the better it is for Democrats, and in 2020, with…
Continue ReadingTrump’s War on Black Voters Is Far From Over
The story of the Greenville Food Blockade has been heavy on my mind as I think…
Continue ReadingMy Mama Hasn’t Spoken in Two Years, But I Want her to Know Trump Lost
Racism robs black women like her while uplifting selfish men like Trump. I wish I could hear…
Continue ReadingTrump Is Gone. Will Irony Go With Him?
America rode ironic detachment to the brink. Now, it must regain its good faith. Just as Donald…
Continue ReadingA Political Scientist Explains Why We’re Not So Doomed After All
GFR: Your firm, the Eurasia Group, is a political risk analysis firm. What is political risk…
Continue ReadingOptimism Is Dead Again
Who can be chipper with a president trying to steal an election? Well, we had one day,…
Continue ReadingIt’s Okay to Be a Sore Winner
Never let Trump supporters forget what kind of man they voted for. As Donald Trump loses the…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Biden’s Victory. Then Confront Why It Was So Difficult to Achieve
Joe Biden just won the election for president of the United States — at long last.…
Continue ReadingTrump In Exile Could Still Pose a Dangerous Threat to Democracy
The Biden landslide foreshadowed by the polls did not happen. Biden was supposed to sweep through…
Continue ReadingHow Stacey Abrams Made Georgia the Center of the Political Universe
For the next two months, the whole country will be watching us. I moved to Athens, Georgia…
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