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Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis
the national interest
June 2, 2023
Centrist Fanatics Go Wild Over Debt-Ceiling Deal
They just like bipartisan deals, regardless of content.
By
Jonathan Chait
debt ceiling hostage crisis
May 28, 2023
The No Good, Not
That
Bad Debt Ceiling Deal
Extortion paid off, but only a little bit.
By
Eric Levitz
debt ceiling hostage crisis
May 25, 2023
Is Joe Biden Botching the Debt-Ceiling Fight?
Yes and maybe not.
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
May 15, 2023
The Media Is Normalizing Debt-Ceiling Extortion
No, this is not how Congress always does it. This is different, and dangerous.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 5, 2023
Kevin McCarthy Wants to Negotiate the Deficit? Fine, Let’s Talk Taxes.
Exposing the extortion scheme with one simple word.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Apr. 25, 2023
House Republican Debt Bill Would Throw 600,000 Off Health Insurance
The institutional sociopathy of the GOP in one stat.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Apr. 24, 2023
Kevin McCarthy’s Main Debt-Ceiling Argument Is a Lie
A clean hike can’t pass? Of course it can.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 1, 2023
It’s Republicans Who Won’t Negotiate Over the Budget Deficit
The other big lie in this hostage crisis is hiding in plain sight.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 23, 2023
Debt Ceiling Extortion Is an Attack on Democracy
If Republicans want to cut spending, they should win an election and do it themselves.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 5, 2023
Imagine Negotiating a Debt-Ceiling Ransom With These Maniacs
Time to start minting the coin.
By
Jonathan Chait
the system
Oct. 24, 2022
Return of the Hostage Takers
Joe Biden’s last chance to stop the GOP’s economic sabotage.
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
Oct. 11, 2022
Republicans Plan Debt-Limit Crisis to Force Cuts to Medicare and Social Security
They always do this.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 29, 2022
Republican House Majority Will Try to Melt Down Global Economy
Democrats need to sabotageproof the government while they still can.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 11, 2014
In Staggering Triumph, Debt Ceiling Increased
U-S-A! U-S-A!
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 4, 2014
House Republican Debt Ceiling Hostage Update
It’s getting sad.
By
Jonathan Chait
Oct. 18, 2013
Baffler
Writer Baffled by Distinction Between Means and Ends
An objection from an authentic voice of the people.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 16, 2013
Will Debt-Ceiling Extortion Ever Return?
Our Photoshop artists would really like to know.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 16, 2013
Stop Fretting: The Debt-Ceiling Crisis Is Over! [Updated]
Take down the yellow ribbons.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 15, 2013
Boehner’s New Demand: Rob Congressional Staff [Updated]
He’s possibly willing to negotiate it down to a provision for regular staff floggings.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 15, 2013
Today’s Update: John Boehner to Decide Whether to Blow Up World Now
Relax. The chances of worldwide calamity are under 50 percent.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 14, 2013
Senators Near Deal on GOP Surrender
Lurching toward sanity.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 14, 2013
Are Democrats Demanding Their Own Ransom Now?
Hear me out: This may all be deliberate spin.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 11, 2013
Paul Ryan’s Ridiculously Unfair Deal
America’s snake-oil salesman is back.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 9, 2013
House Republicans’ Ransom Demands Falling
A million dollars in unmarked bills? No? How about half a million in marked bills?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 8, 2013
John Boehner Too Embarrassed to Defend His Own Extortion Demands
A tellingly hasty press conference.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 8, 2013
Obama Has a Shutdown Message Problem — Here’s How to Fix It
Once again, a gaffe comes along to save him.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 7, 2013
Ross Douthat: Debt-Ceiling Extortion Isn’t So Bad, Really
The best argument for extortion is still a terrible argument.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 7, 2013
How Republicans Failed to Understand the Democrats’ Debt-Ceiling Logic
How the GOP blundered into the crisis.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 4, 2013
Let Me Explain How Extortion Works, Republicans
A goonish party is surprisingly unfamiliar with our country’s rich genre of mafia films and shows.
By
Jonathan Chait
Oct. 2, 2013
Why the Shutdown Is Leading to Debt Default
John Boehner is looking more like
Fargo
’s Jerry Lundegaard every day.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 1, 2013
How to Depose John Boehner
A centrist coup to save America.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 30, 2013
The House GOP’s Legislative Strike
Hell no, they won’t go.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 27, 2013
Ted Cruz Now Ruining John Boehner’s Life, Too
Boehner admirably avoiding public tears.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 27, 2013
House GOP Does House GOP-est Thing Ever
Comically extreme ransom note not comically extreme enough.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 27, 2013
The Debt-Ceiling Showdown Is the Fight of Obama’s Life
It’s kind of a big deal.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 26, 2013
Republican Ransom Demand: Implement Romney Plan
As a compromise, Obama will not be deported to Kenya.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 24, 2013
Why Obama Can’t Pay a Debt-Ceiling Ransom This Time
More than Obamacare is at stake.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 19, 2013
The House Shutdown Plan Is Not a Plan
Boehner’s already getting desperate.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 18, 2013
Republican Debt-Ceiling Extortionists: We Are Not Extortionists
Yes, you are.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 17, 2013
Obama, Republicans, and the Crisis of Legitimacy
The real cause of the Obamacare shutdown calamity.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 13, 2013
Boehner to Obama: Can I Please Take You Hostage?
You may not want to be a hostage, but I need the money bad.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Sept. 12, 2013
House Republican Anarchy Update
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria — another day in John Boehner’s House.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 30, 2013
Washington Heads to the Fiscal Brink
So be it, “Jedi.”
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 15, 2013
The Case for Freaking Out Over Congress
“Freaking out” may be too strong. “Concern”?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 14, 2013
Autumn in Washington: There Will Be Blood
The retreat from the brink looks temporary.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 9, 2013
Republican ‘Evil Genius’ Departs, Washington Actually Now Even More Dangerous
Yes, things have gotten very bad.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 6, 2013
The GOP’s Missing Internal Debate
As chaos looms, an eerie silence among conservative intellectuals.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
July 23, 2013
Today in ‘John Boehner’s Life Is a Living Hell’
Why does he need this crap?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
July 12, 2013
John Boehner’s Coming Sharknado
It’s ‘Sharknado’ meets ‘House of Cards’ meets ‘Austin Powers.’
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 17, 2013
House Republicans Plot Debt-Ceiling Strategery
What if we demand Obama resign!? No? What if we demand he change his name to “Reagan”?
By
Jonathan Chait
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