Paul Waldman
Republicans’ views of the economy are completely detached from reality
In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, a full 75 percent of Republicans said the economy is “getting worse,” despite it being the strongest it’s been in years...
Virginia just showed Democrats the way to win in 2024
How the Virginia election results flipped the usual party dynamics to deliver Democratic wins...
The truth about crime that Fox News doesn’t want you to...
The 2022 FBI crime report found that crime rates fell overall, but that reality is often skewed by Republicans stoking “crime wave” fears for votes...
Jim Jordan lacks everything he’d need to lead as House speaker
There’s no doubt that a Jim Jordan speakership would be good for Fox News, which relies on outrage and conflict to feed its viewers...
How Biden can stop Trump’s union stunt in its tracks
President Biden's political instincts are usually pretty sound, but something has gone seriously awry with his judgment on the United Auto Workers strike...
You can talk about Biden’s age. Just not like this.
After a Joe Biden speech in Vietnam went viral, media obsession with the president's age has increased. Welcome to Hillary Clinton’s emails, all over again...
‘Slitting throats’: DeSantis copies Trump’s fantasies of violence
The rhetoric of the contemporary right is saturated with fantasies of violence against perceived enemies...
