Latest from James Downie
  • Opinion
Ending the filibuster is about to be more important than ever
An incoming Biden administration would be well-advised to act decisively and fast.
  • Oct 18, 2020
  • Opinion
Reality smacks Trumpworld, but the bubble remains
Even as the cost of this cavalier attitude toward the coronavirus, health and safety has been made clear, White House and Trump campaign officials won’t admit their recklessness.
  • Oct 4, 2020
  • Opinion
The new charade around Amy Coney Barrett
Republicans seem to have no idea how nominee Amy Coney Barrett will vote as a Supreme Court justice.
  • Sep 27, 2020
  • Opinion
Ted Cruz accidentally shows Democrats the way forward
Democrats must leverage the voice of the people.
  • Sep 20, 2020
  • Opinion
The whiny core of Trumpism
Peter Navarro embodies what happens when you strip away the glitz that inherited money can buy.
  • Sep 13, 2020
  • Opinion
Trump thinks the economy is no longer worth his time. We’ll all pay the price.
What makes the White House’s laziness on the economy particularly frustrating is that even Republicans admit that Americans need help.
  • Sep 6, 2020
  • Opinion
Before visiting Kenosha, Trump makes clear whom he’s going for
To Trump, his supporters’ lives matter.
  • Aug 30, 2020
  • Opinion
Trump is back to his worst
Encouraging conspiracy theories is bad enough. Giving millions false hope is worse.
  • Aug 23, 2020
  • Opinion
Even Trump’s most die-hard minions struggle to defend him anymore
Trump is still Trump, no matter who's working for him.
  • Aug 16, 2020
  • Opinion
The GOP’s stimulus disaster starts with the president
The GOP’s sloth screams disinterest in the hard work of governing. It starts at the top.
  • Aug 2, 2020
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