1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (764+ words) It was probably inevitable that the Right's economic populism would degenerate into promises of more government checks. Early in the week, the administration floated the idea of redirecting federal childcare aid so low-income married stay-at-home parents could get a $9,000 subsidy…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (565+ words) Every major social/political movement over the last 125 years has inevitably split in two because of ambition, policy, tactical disagreements, and personality conflicts. The Bolsheviks ultimately seized power during the October Revolution of 1917, establishing the foundation for the Soviet government…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (334+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) wants you to believe that a fellow passenger recognized him mid-flight, tracked the exact second he got up to use the restroom, and composed and slipped a handwritten note into his seat before he made it…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (315+ words) Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is a Democrat. He’s a left-wing Democrat, too. His party is hoping to regain control of Congress so it can can stop Trump’s agenda and impeach him. Yet he actually spoke at the GOP’s midterm convention…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (868+ words) An Axios blurb reflects the thinking of Democrats regarding the Republican midterm strategy of embracing Donald Trump rather than running away from him. "Two months before Election Day, Democrats can taste the House majority, provided two conditions hold: President Trump…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (767+ words) Nothing says "workers of the world, unite" quite like gathering at a Chicago Hyatt to discuss revolution while actual hotel workers picket outside. Socialism 2026 attracted thousands of activists over Labor Day weekend for four days of panels on Marxism, abolition,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1099+ words) More than 100,000 people have signed a petition asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from Friday's 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero. On Tuesday, relatives of people murdered on 9/11 carried their petition to City Hall. Their objections weren't…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (941+ words) Political experts, including those who make a living predicting election outcomes, have had a rough couple of election cycles. The 2022 midterm election was supposed to be a GOP wave election, with Republicans gaining 25-30 seats in the House and up to…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (381+ words) The reason isn't complicated once you look at what Democrats are actually campaigning on: nothing. Ford insisted that the DSA, not the DNC, supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which isn’t true. “No. The DNC voted to get rid…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (748+ words) Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Azbliktron felt that gourmet popcorn sapped the warrior spirit in his pickleball confreres. My good friend Kevin Downey Jr. and I have been having a big boy sleep out (separate beds) this weekend....