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Jonathan Chait

Jonathan Chait has been a political columnist at New York since 2011 and writes the newsletter &c. He is the author of Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail.

  1. the national interest
    Karl Rove Frets RFK Jr. Is Stealing ‘Wacko’ Voters From TrumpPerhaps there is a deeper problem at work here.
  2. the national interest
    Alito Ethics Defense Blown Up by Second Insurrectionist FlagThe previous defense was narrowly tailored to facts that are now moot.
  3. the national interest
    Republican Moderates Went Exitinct. But Democratic Moderates Keep Winning.Centrist Democrats sweep in Oregon.
  4. the national interest
    Alito’s Flag Excuse Is a License for Partisan GrandstandingExplaining away the issue by blaming his wife creates a loophole so big you could drive a pro-Trump billboard through it.
  5. the national interest
    No, Your Pet Issue Is Not Making Biden LoseIt’s inflation, not Israel or class warfare.
  6. the national interest
    Manafort Returns As Trump Preps For New Crime SpreeHis criminal record is his best qualification.
  7. the national interest
    In Defense of Punching LeftThe problem with Solidarity.
  8. the national interest
    How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Brain Worm Could Save AmericaA butterfly flaps its wings …
  9. the national interest
    Why President Biden Is Correct to Denounce Campus AntisemitismThe problem is not physical violence.
  10. the national interest
    The House Antisemitism Bill Is Bad for the JewsAnd free speech.
  11. the national interest
    Biden Is Losing the Election in the Center, Not the LeftThe voters he needs aren’t occupying college campuses.
  12. the national interest
    Trump’s Abortion-Pill Stance ‘2 Weeks Away,’ Which Is Trumpspeak for ‘Never’His secret plans are always two weeks away.
  13. the national interest
    Why the Right Loves the Anti-Israel EncampmentsThree reasons Trump and Bibi want the protests to continue.
  14. the national interest
    Trump Second-Term Plan Includes Federal Reserve CoupThe next Trump administration will be far more chaotic.
  15. the national interest
    Donald Trump Snatches Final Shred of William Barr’s DignityAn endorsement without total submission is not enough.
  16. the national interest
    Biden Was Right About Both Antisemitism and the PalestiniansSometimes basic humanity means seeing “both sides.”
  17. the national interest
    Why Anti-Israel Protesters Won’t Stop Harassing JewsThe movement’s ideological character invites rage and violence.
  18. the national interest
    Lara Trump Threatens ‘Four Years of Scorched Earth’ If Trump Retakes PowerSounds like a fun time for America.
  19. the national interest
    Why a Second Trump Term Will Make the Middle Class PayNo more low-interest-rate free ride.
  20. the national interest
    Conservatives Suddenly Realize Tucker Carlson Is a Lying Russia DupeWhat changed?
  21. the national interest
    Paul Krugman Is Right About the Economy, and the Polls Are WrongSometimes experts get it wrong, but not this time.
  22. the national interest
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Attempts Trump Legal Defense, Fails Very BadlyDo not hire the space laser congresswoman as your criminal attorney.
  23. the national interest
    What Is Donald Trump’s Stance on Seizing Russian Assets?Trump loves taking other countries’ money, but maybe not all countries.
  24. the national interest
    Kari Lake Pretends Not to Know Abortion Law She Very Specifically EndorsedOh, you mean that ARS 13-3603?
  25. the national interest
    The Media Did Not Make Up Trump’s Russia ScandalLiberal bias mostly exists outside politics coverage.
  26. the national interest
    The Left-Wing Authoritarians Shutting Down the Democratic PartyLiberals would justifiably freak out if the right was doing this to Biden.
  27. the national interest
    There’s No Reason to Think Trump’s Lead Is Caused By Skewed PollingDenial leads to wishful thinking.
  28. the national interest
    Trump Indifferent to Palestinian Death, But Moved by Images of Building DamageAnother deranged interview.
  29. the national interest
    Republican Russia Hawks in Denial Over Trump’s Hatred for NATO, UkraineTrump just wants to strengthen NATO, you see.
  30. the national interest
    Left-Wingers for Trump Remain Deeply ConfusedMatt Taibbi thinks Republicans are powerless.
  31. the national interest
    The ‘War on Easter,’ a New Holiday for the Trump CultHe is risible.
  32. the national interest
    Republican Billionaires No Longer Upset About InsurrectionThe absurd rationalizations of Trump’s oligarchs.
  33. the national interest
    Does the Left Think Young Left-Wing Protesters Matter or Not?Demanding Biden heed the campus left means accepting scrutiny of its ideas.
  34. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Not the Victim of ‘Lawfare.’ He’s a Crook.Republicans used to be very aware of this.
  35. the national interest
    Why Republicans Won’t Say Anything About ObamacareIgnore the issue, win power, figure it out later.
  36. the national interest
    Donald Trump
    The Paramilitary CandidateTrump has made justice for insurrectionists the center of his campaign.
  37. the national interest
    Schumer Is a Better Friend to Israel Than Netanyahu’s AlliesIsraelis have a right to know the dangers of Netanyahu’s one-statism.
  38. the national interest
    Why Won’t Rich Republicans Loan Money to Upstanding Businessman Donald Trump?My theory is that Trump is, in fact, a crook.
  39. the national interest
    Republicans Haven’t Learned From Trump’s COVID FailuresAre we better off now than we were four years ago? Um, yes.
  40. the national interest
    The Insurrationalizers: Rich Lowry Demands Proof Trump Will End DemocracyIs he gonna cancel the midterms?
  41. the national interest
    Freedom of Sex: A Liberal ResponsePure principle doesn’t replace the need for empiricism.
  42. the national interest
    Why Chuck Schumer’s Israel Speech Marks a Turning Point in the War in GazaHe made an attempt to escape the cycle of violence and hate between the one-staters of the left and right.
  43. the national interest
    Explain to Me Why China Has to Control TikTokIf it’s just a great app, why can’t somebody else run it?
  44. the national interest
    Trump Appeases Putin, Republican Russia Hawks Appease TrumpViktor Orban admits Trump’s “peace plan” is to let Russia win.
  45. the national interest
    Why Trump Might Cut Social Security and Medicare in a Second TermHe’s very bribable, and his promises are worthless.
  46. the national interest
    The Insurractionalizers: Anti-Trump Organ Calls Both Candidates ‘Unfit’Anti-Trump conservative organ makes bizarre non-endorsement.
  47. the national interest
    Trump Already Tried Orbán’s Most Effective Weapon Against DemocracyTrump’s mostly forgotten plan to put the media under his thumb didn’t work the first time. It might if he gets another chance.
  48. the national interest
    Trump Meets TikTok Investor, Suddenly Doesn’t Want to Ban ItThe former president’s stunning reversal on the Chinese-owned app.
  49. the national interest
    Biden Was So Good, Trump Is Accusing Him of Performance-Enhancing DrugsWe need a president who can get high on life?
  50. the national interest
    Sonia Sotomayor Should Get Real That the Supreme Court Is PartisanJustices say the Court isn’t political, but c’mon.
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