Cornel West accused Ta-Nehisi Coates of being a neoliberal. Does neoliberal still mean anything?
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How divided government and party polarization brought down John Boehner
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Everything you need to know about our polarized politics (in the palm of your hand)
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Would a GOP Senate make a difference?
If, as widely predicted, the GOP captures the Senate in
Sorry, Matt Bai, but I don’t think Gary Hart was gonna get elected president in 1988
In the context of a fascinating, detailed account of the
Sorry, Matt Bai, but I don't think Gary Hart was gonna get elected president in 1988
In the context of a fascinating, detailed account of the
Conspiracy theories aren’t just for conservatives
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Conspiracy theories aren't just for conservatives
[caption id="attachment_14778" align="aligncenter" width="714"] (REUTERS/Bob Strong)[/caption] Who doesn’t love a
Donald Sterling shows the separate realities of Democrats and Republicans about race
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How damaged is Chris Christie? Here's who will tell you.
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Will Senate Democrats go nuclear?
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Should losing a presidential election mean giving up your agenda?
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Republicans and Democrats are treating the 2012 election like a mandate. They're both wrong.
[caption id="attachment_631" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A scene from the 1995
What If a Party Re-branded Itself, and Americans Never Noticed?
Greg Sargent: bq. Which raises a question that I wish
Why the “Permission Structure” Makes Obama Smart (and Too Many Pundits Dumb)
It's really extraordinarily pleasing to watch a terribly misinformed view
Sequestration stalemate: Some more considerations
With sequestration's March 1st start date in sight, Adler and
Will There Be Gun Control Legislation?
Jon Chait is pessimistic. Jon Bernstein perhaps less so. Alec
Is Positive News from Intrade a Good Use of Campaign Resources?
I wrote a post last week about the link between
Yes, Undecided Voters Are Partisans and Have Opinions
Several of the questions from last night's debate led commentators
The Racializing Influence of Romney’s Welfare Ad
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0F4LtTlktm0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> This is a guest
What Really Happened in the 1980 Presidential Campaign
Bryon York reports: Romney aides believe strongly that this race
Defining Dissidence Down
In all the coverage of Senator Richard Lugar's crushing 20-point
Health Care Reform Counterfactuals
The new piece by Nyhan, McGhee, Masket, Greene, and me
Understanding the “zombie” confusion about class and voting
John Sides and Larry Bartels have recently spent some space
The Facts about Tax Progressivity
This is a guest post from political scientist Lucy Barnes,
Morphing Zombies
One of the commenters on John's "Zombie Politics" post notes
Potpourri
* What Jon Bernstein said. * UMass Poll: Elizabeth Warren
What’s “the definition of a professional career”?
Last month I expressed disagreement the following statement from New
Sowell, Carlson, Barone: fools, knaves, or simply victims of a cognitive illusion?
A colleague writes: I saw your article on the geographically
NPR, Rush Limbaugh, and Magical Thinking
bq. Part of the issue here is the cult of
Even the liberal New Republic . . .
Mark Palko catches this one from New Republic columnist Jonathan
The Debt Ceiling and Blame for Obama and the GOP
Let's keep working under the assumption that the debt ceiling
Mock the threat?
After my exchange with Jonathan Chait a few weeks ago,
“Rationality” reinforces, does not compete with, other models of behavior
John followed up today on a discussion of his earlier
Kazin Proxy Fight, Round 4
If anyone cares at this point, a recap: "Kazin":http://www.tnr.com/article/not-even-past/87379/republican-democrats-independents-dewey-lippmann, "me":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/04/independents_are_not_a_confuse.html,
On the Rationality or Irrationality of Political Independents
Jon Chait "disagrees":http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/87547/the-irrationality-independent-voters with "my earlier post":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/04/independents_are_not_a_confuse.html on political independents:
Jonathan Chait and I agree about the importance of the fundamentals in determining presidential elections
Johathan Chait writes: Parties and candidates will kill themselves to
Forget the Dukakis-in-a-tank effect: the Democrats would’ve lost in 1988 even if they’d had Burt Reynolds at the top of the ticket
Jonathan Chait writes that the most important aspect of a
Football ideological overreach
Jonathan Chait characterizes Brams and Jorash's football overtime suggestion as
The senator becomes a lobbyist
Jonathan Chait mocks former senator Evan Bayh for taking a
Do Democrats Understand Political Independents?
It seems like every time a party is defeated in
Forbes Magazine Names The Monkey Cage One of “Seven Powerful Blogs”
The "list":http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1122/powerful-people-10-john-harris-chait-hot-air-my-picks-bloggers.html is compiled by John Harris of Politico, and
2010: What happened?
A lot of people are asking, How could the voters
Two stories about the election that I don’t believe
I don't exactly disagree with the two arguments that I
David Broder and the Mystical Faith in Leaders
So David Broder read George Packer's article on the Senate
Homophily and Causation: Snarking on Journalists Edition
"Jonathan Chait":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/06/chait_on_noonan.html eat your heart out and watch Cosma Shalizi
Chait on Noonan
Perhaps the day is coming when we can hang up
Why Should We Have Polls?
Conor Clarke has kindly replied to my earlier rebuttal to