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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
    Trump Brought Nazis Into the GOP. DeSantis Won’t Expel Them.White nationalism is not just a Trump problem.
  2. the national interest
    If DeSantis Wins the Nomination, Trump Will Endorse HimTrump is out for himself, not revenge.
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    Trump Says He’s ‘Not Going to Partake’ in Being Charged by Special CounselThat’s not how the legal system works.
  4. the national interest
    First Amendment: 1, Ron DeSantis: 0Judge smacks down Florida law ending academic freedom.
  5. the national interest
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets GOP Congress to Investigate January 6Republicans did say they were focused on crime.
  6. the national interest
    The Democrats Remembered How Politics Works AgainAn end to a decade of magical thinking.
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    The Right’s Only Regret About Trumpists Is That They LostDon’t mistake tactical critiques for moral ones.
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    The GOP Revolt Against Trump Is More Serious Than You ThinkIt’s not going to be like 2016 or 2021.
  9. the national interest
    The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against TrumpReady for DeSantis.
  10. the national interest
    The Midterms Are a Shocking Vote of Confidence in DemocratsOr at least of a lack of confidence in the alternative.
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    Of Course Democracy Is on the BallotGiving more power to an authoritarian party is dangerous.
  12. the national interest
    Biden’s Defense of Democracy May Not Work, But It Is RightThe case against taking authoritarianism seriously is too cynical.
  13. the national interest
    Denying the Attack on Pelosi Is a Bridge to Supporting ItThe mental contortions of the anti-anti-DePape right.
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    Progressive America Needs a GlasnostStop being afraid to speak out against the madness.
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    This Is Not the Political Violence That Should Scare UsThe conditions are present for much deadlier political violence.
  16. the national interest
    Why Are Florida Republicans Paying a White Supremacist Goon?The saga of Marco Rubio and the Proud Boys.
  17. the national interest
    Biden Debt-Ceiling Gaffe Could Destroy His PresidencyThe president accidentally invited Republicans to melt down the economy. Oops.
  18. the national interest
    Don’t Congratulate Republicans If Voter Suppression FailsThe only way to defeat restrictive voting laws is to make a big deal out of them.
  19. the national interest
    Trump’s Stolen Documents Had Classified Info on China and IranUh-oh.
  20. the national interest
    How Vaccine Skeptics Took Over the Republican PartyA case study in the party’s dysfunction.
  21. the national interest
    John Durham Failed Because the Anti-Trump Conspiracy Never HappenedTrump’s answer to Robert Mueller was a total face-plant.
  22. the national interest
    There’s No Comparison Between How the Parties Handle AntisemitismMarjorie Taylor Greene shows it pays in the GOP.
  23. the national interest
    Trump Is Facing Obstruction Charges and the Courts May Not Save HimRepublican judges have more freedom than Republican politicians.
  24. the national interest
    The Climate-Justice Movement Is Helping Neither the Climate Nor JusticeIt’s not really a movement, either.
  25. politics
    How to Make a Semi-Fascist PartyThe hostile, paranoid, and increasingly authoritarian path ahead for American conservatism.
  26. the national interest
    Republicans Plan Debt-Limit Crisis to Force Cuts to Medicare and Social SecurityThey always do this.
  27. the national interest
    Illiberal Chic Deserves to Die on the Battlefield of Putin’s Failed WarBeing authoritarian doesn’t make your country strong or smart.
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    Republican Senator on Trump’s Racist Rant: ‘I Hope No One Is Racist’Unfortunately, Donald Trump is extremely racist.
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    Republican House Majority Will Try to Melt Down Global EconomyDemocrats need to sabotageproof the government while they still can.
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    Ron DeSantis’s Reverse Freedom Ride Allegedly Violated Law in Two StatesDefrauding migrants and misappropriating state funds.
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    Biden Keeps Living Trump’s Dream With Elton John White House ConcertI guess that’s why they call it the blues.
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    DeSantis Tries to Prove Liberals Hate Immigrants As Much As He Does, FailsBorrowing a tactic from the White Citizens’ Councils.
  33. the national interest
    The GOP’s Surrender to the AntisemitesHow an old scourge crept back into the political mainstream.
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    Why Are Environmental Activists Trying to Block Green Energy?The climate justice movement has lost the plot.
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    Trump and Barr’s Corruption of the Justice Department Was Worse Than We KnewTrump demanded his enemies be charged, and they were.
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    The Republican Response to Biden’s Democracy Speech Proves His PointYep, they are dominated, driven, and intimidated by Donald Trump.
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    Republicans Will Fight to Restrict Abortion, But Will Only Die for Tax CutsA window into who truly rules the GOP.
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    Did Republicans Pick Trump Because Democrats Were Mean to Romney?No. No, they didn’t.
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    Trump’s Document Lies Have Been Exposed. All He Has Left Are Threats.The Justice Department strips bare the former president’s defense.
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    The Conservative Case for Letting Trump Obstruct JusticeA new legal doctrine emerges on the right.
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    Trump Is Completely Innocent, Argues Fellow CriminalTrump’s base of white-collar criminals is energized.
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    Kyrsten Sinema’s Problems Are Only BeginningNo Democrat has hurt themselves worse this term.
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    Mitch McConnell’s Terrible Candidates Are His Own FaultThis happened because the GOP decided not to confront Trump’s election lies.
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    Ron DeSantis’s Florida Is Where Free Speech Goes to DieThe governor once again shows he’s far more illiberal than the “woke” left he vilifies.
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    Why Every New Trump Crime Just Makes Republicans Angrier at the FBIBut the Feds have not treated him unfairly.
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    Joe Biden’s Best Week EverHis presidency is suddenly shaping up to be a resounding success.
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    Wall Street Journal Columnist Says Presidential Houses Are Free-Crime ZonesThe most persuasive defense of Trump yet.
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    What Is Really Unprecedented Is Trump’s CriminalityRepublicans are angry at the FBI, but they choose to yoke themselves to a flagrant crook.
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    Will Kyrsten Sinema Kill Biden’s Climate and Health Agenda?She really, really hates taxing the rich.
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    Republicans Say Biden’s Plan Taxes the Middle Class. That’s False.Biden’s plan fulfills his campaign promise.
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