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Jonathan Chait

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Jonathan Chait

  1. the national interest
    Mattis Calls Trump Unfit. Trump Calls Mattis Yet Another of His Terrible Hires.The president formally responds to the most serious charge yet made by a Cabinet official against a president.
  2. the national interest
    Biden Admits Donald Trump Is Not an Aberration“I wish I could say this hate began with Donald Trump and will end with him. It didn’t and it won’t.
  3. the national interest
    Trump Goes Full Authoritarian on the George Floyd ProtestsTrump talks to Putin, then says other countries are laughing at us for being weak.
  4. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to End Obama’s Peaceful Reforms and Unshackle the Police SucceededTrump wanted to end evolutionary change within the system. He got it.
  5. the national interest
    New Transcript Shows Trump Adviser Michael Flynn Colluding With Russia in 2016Michael Flynn had good reason to lie to the FBI about his conversation with Russia’s ambassador.
  6. the national interest
    No, Kellyanne Conway, Voting Rights Are Not Like Cupcakes“They wait in line for an hour at Georgetown Cupcake,” so they can do it to vote, says Trump adviser.
  7. the national interest
    Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media for Challenging His LiesThe president isn’t pretending to have any neutral principles. He wants to control all media.
  8. the national interest
    Trump Is Smearing Joe Scarborough Because Republicans Reward His BullyingIntimidating his party into silence is not the best strategy, but it is a strategy.
  9. the national interest
    Is This the Blueprint for Sanders and AOC to Take Over the Democratic Party?A new history holding up Henry Wallace as the model for the left is a formula to repeat mistakes of the past.
  10. the national interest
    Ukraine’s President Finally Delivers Favor Trump Was Impeached OverNow that he beat the rap, Trump can just go right back to pushing Ukraine to smear Joe Biden.
  13. the national interest
    Trump Is Failing at Governing But Winning at AuthoritarianismTerrible management and effective corruption can go hand in hand.
  14. the national interest
    William Barr Wants to Lock Up Trump’s Deep State Enemies, But Not Joe BidenThe AG triangulates between Trump and Robert Mueller.
  15. the national interest
    Trump Takes Hydroxychloroquine, Does Not Understand How Science Works“Here’s my evidence — I get a lot of positive calls about it.” That does not sound peer-reviewed.
  16. the national interest
    New Reporting Increases Doubts on Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Joe BidenI used to consider Tara Reade’s allegation more likely true than false. Now it seems more likely false than true.
  17. the national interest
    Trump Now Rewriting History to Deny Russia Wanted Him to Win in 2016“You can speak to Putin or anybody else — nobody has been tougher on Russian than I have,” says Trump in self-refuting claim.
  18. the national interest
    Barr’s Scheme to Exonerate Trump Crony Michael Flynn Just Hit a Brick WallFederal judge Emmet Sullivan has stood up to an extraordinary Justice Department plot to let confessed liar Michael Flynn go free.
  19. the national interest
    ‘Obamagate’ Is Trump’s Name for the Crimes He’s Trying to Commit HimselfObama was very hesitant to weaponize law enforcement and intelligence. Trump, uh, isn’t.
  20. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Upset at ‘Classless,’ Norm-Breaking President: Barack ObamaFinally a presidential-norm violation so serious McConnell must speak out.
  21. the national interest
    Will Joe Biden Let the Senate Kill His Presidency?All the plans in the world won’t matter if he lets Mitch McConnell veto them.
  22. the national interest
    Trump Sets Free Another Russia Probe Criminal, Then Gloats With PutinAdmitted perjurer Michael Flynn gets an astonishingly sweet deal from Bill Barr’s “Justice” Department.
  25. the national interest
    White House: CDC Coronavirus Guidelines ‘Would Never See the Light of Day’The administration buries its public-health advisers.
  26. the national interest
    Trump Is About to Go Full Coronavirus Death DenierAxios reports that President Trump is expected “to begin publicly questioning the death toll.”
  27. the national interest
    Trump: I Was Unable to Restock PPE for 3 Years Due to HoaxesThe Trump hoax-distraction timeline has been extended all the way back to 2017.
  28. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to Solve Coronavirus Crisis Is to Give Rich People Another Tax CutThe Republicans’ solution for everything turns out to solve pandemics, too.
  29. the national interest
    It Would Be Completely Absurd to Force Biden Out of the RaceYes, there are influential people arguing for this.
  30. the national interest
    Trump Used the Coronavirus to Extort Governors Like Ukraine. It Worked.Trump just wanted a favor, though. He got it.
  31. the national interest
    Trump Got Dow 36,000 Author to Forecast the Coronavirus. It Didn’t Go Well.Why did Trump keep citing impossibly low death totals? Kevin Hassett, who is neither a public-health expert nor a good economist, made a model.
  32. the national interest
    The Secret to Making Liberal Argument Sound Dumb: Pretending Trump Doesn’t ExistRich Lowry’s critique of the liberal defense of science is a perfect specimen of anti-anti-Trumpism.
  33. the national interest
    Trump Thinks He Can Make China Pay for the Virus Like Mexico Paid for the WallTrump officials are pressuring U.S. intelligence to support their theory that COVID-19 came from a lab.
  34. the national interest
    Trump Reportedly Threatened to Sue Campaign Manager Over Low Poll NumbersTrump is taking the evaporation of his polling bounce as well as you’d expect.
  37. the national interest
    Trump Caught in Another Huge Lie About Coronavirus TestsPresident promises we’ll soon do 5 million a day; his testing chief calls that absurd.
  38. the national interest
    Trump: I Was Right, Coronavirus Cases ‘Will Go Down to Zero, Ultimately’The original timeline has been extended from a couple days to a couple years, though.
  39. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Thinks Lockdowns Have Nothing to Do With Flattening the CurveFox News host doesn’t understand science but thinks Dr. Fauci is an idiot.
  40. the national interest
    Trump Chief of Staff Says His Main Concern Is Trump Eating EnoughWhite House staff fears emaciated president is working himself to the bone.
  41. the national interest
    Private Republican Coronavirus Memo: ‘Don’t Defend Trump’A smoking-gun document shows Republicans are blaming China because they realize Trump’s response is literally indefensible.
  42. the national interest
    The Fatal Calculations of the Economists Steering Our Public HealthArthur Laffer, Lawrence Kudlow, and Stephen Moore have been wrong about everything for decades, but still have an enduring influence.
  43. the national interest
    Trump Continues to Be Stunned by How Many Countries There Are“A friend of mine — a very sophisticated friend — said, ‘I never knew you had 184 countries.’”
  44. the national interest
    Trump: My Inject Disinfectant Idea Was a Prank ‘Just to See What Would Happen’The 50,000-dead coronavirus milestone seemed like a good time for an elaborate, dangerous practical joke.
  45. the national interest
    Trump Thinks His Job Is Brainstorming Miracle Coronavirus CuresThe dangers of a president who doesn’t understand that he doesn’t understand science.
  46. the national interest
    Top Government Vaccine Expert Fired for Questioning Trump’s Fake ScienceTrump’s war on science claims a costly casualty.
  49. intelligencer chats
    Does the Biden ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Matter?Primary voters may not have to be thrilled about their candidate — especially when that candidate is matched up with President Trump.
  50. the national interest
    Barr Threatens to Sue States That Don’t Open When Trump SaysTrump’s favorite lawyer wants to enforce his claim of total authority over the states.
  51. the national interest
    Richard Epstein Can’t Stop Being Wrong About the CoronavirusThe right’s top highbrow virus crank is back with more crankery.
  52. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Starve the States Into Opening Before It’s SafeWhy is the administration letting states sink into fiscal crisis? Trump wants leverage.
  53. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to Contain the Coronavirus by Unleashing Anarchy Seems RiskyIf you can’t send out high-quality tests, what about sending angry mobs?
  54. the national interest
    Trump Creates ‘Everybody But Mitt Romney’ Coronavirus CommitteeTrump still mad Mitt Romney thinks he abused his power for political ends. That’ll show him!
  55. the national interest
    Trump’s Coronavirus CEO Death Panel Backfires HilariouslyThe short, unsuccessful history of Trump’s anti-public-health task force.
  56. the national interest
    Trump’s Entire Coronavirus Response Is Massive Political CorruptionPutting his name on relief checks is just the most visible element.
  57. the national interest
    Trump Campaign’s Genius Plan to Blame China for the Coronavirus Has One FlawTrump actually loves the Chinese government way more than Joe Biden does.
  58. the national interest
    Trump Claims Unconstitutional Power to Overrule State Stay-at-Home OrdersTrump claims he has authoritarian powers, dismisses legal right of state governments to handle police power.
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