Latest from Paul Waldman
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
It’s a good thing Republican election-stealers are so incompetent
When they try to steal elections, Republicans aren't sending their best.
- Jul 30, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
How the left is handling the Biden presidency
Criticizing Democratic timidity is their job, but relations are about as good as anyone had any reason to expect.
- Jul 29, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
Bipartisanship is all well and good. But it’s not what really matters.
Politically and substantively, what makes the biggest difference is improving people's lives.
- Jul 29, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
Some of Donald Trump’s legacy will last. Other parts are already disappearing.
Fortunately, he and his administration were terrible at creating durable policy.
- Jul 28, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
We all want the pandemic to be over. Why can’t Republicans admit that?
Every Democratic president is accused of having a secret plan to destroy America.
- Jul 28, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
The truth of Jan. 6 got a boost from the officers who testified. For now.
Now, the effort to discredit them will begin.
- Jul 27, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
I’m tired of being nice to vaccine refusers
This is not the most effective public health message. But it's what millions of us are feeling.
- Jul 27, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
Bipartisanship’s last gasp in 2021
It's incredibly difficult to get a bipartisan infrastructure bill. And if you think that's bad, wait until we're past it.
- Jul 26, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
The real reason Republicans want to sabotage the investigation into Jan. 6
Their entire political enterprise is built on the very forces that led to the insurrection.
- Jul 26, 2021
- The Plum Line
- Opinion
Roe v. Wade is on the Supreme Court’s chopping block. And that’s not all.
We're at the front end of what could come to be known as the Great Rights Retraction
- Jul 23, 2021