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The National Interest
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7:00 a.m.
How Never Trumpers Are Becoming Pro-Democracy Republicans
Republicans who left the party over Trump are staying away over authoritarianism.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Yesterday at 3:10 p.m.
Neanderthals Were Smarter Than Anti-Mask Republicans
The right is angry, but Biden was probably too kind to Greg Abbott.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 4, 2021
Why Glenn Greenwald Says Tucker Carlson Is a True Socialist
It’s a (National Socialist German) workers’ party now.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 3, 2021
I Read Mike Pence’s Blueprint for Permanent Authoritarian Rule
Change the voting rules so mobs aren’t needed again.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 3, 2021
Zero COVID Risk Is the Wrong Standard
The fallacy of complete safety.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 2, 2021
Mitt Romney’s Former Aide Thinks He’s Gone Soft on the Poor
We handle problems all the time without dealing with their root causes.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 26, 2021
How Trumpism Has Become a Cult of Losing
Why do Republicans still love a loser whose entire appeal was that he’s a “winner”?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 25, 2021
The Republicans’ Long War to Roll Back the New Deal Is Finally Over
A decades-long quest quietly perishes.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 23, 2021
The Future of Conservatism Is Flight 93 Elections Forever
Michael Anton sees the January 6 riot as the start of a new revolutionary spirit on the right.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 22, 2021
Donald Trump Is Extremely Mad Prosecutors Will See His Tax Returns
Former president releases statement that’s angry even by his standards.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 20, 2021
An Ex-KGB Agent Says Trump Was a Russian Asset Since 1987. Does it Matter?
Revisiting the Trump-Russia mystery in light of the newest revelation.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 19, 2021
How Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Fill the Holes in Obamacare
The Democratic strategy to expand coverage to millions.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 17, 2021
Rush Limbaugh Taught Republicans to Love an Angry, Racist Bully
Limbaugh and Trump were almost the same person.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 16, 2021
Stop Treating Celebrities Like Politicians (and Vice Versa)
Demanding entertainers have fine-tuned political antennae is madness.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 15, 2021
Full Employment Is (Maybe) Possible Again
The fiscal and monetary constraints that have shackled every Democratic president for more than half a century have broken.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 13, 2021
Republican Senators Are Asking the Courts to Take Care of Trump for Them
We can’t impeach, but can you lock him up?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 13, 2021
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot to Pressure Congress to Steal Election
Trump may not have planned the attack, but now we know he exploited it.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 12, 2021
Trump’s Defense: What About Democratic Violence? (Answer: There Wasn’t Any.)
His impeachment lawyers focus on whataboutism.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 12, 2021
Firing Actors for Being Conservative Is Another Hollywood Blacklist
What is the principled difference between barring communists and barring conservatives?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 9, 2021
Trump’s Lawyer Rambles Through Hilariously Incoherent Impeachment Defense
Bruce Castor was sick the day they taught law in law school.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 9, 2021
Republicans: Trump Can’t Be Impeached Because He Can’t Be Impeached
We won’t vote to convict Trump because he’s going to be acquitted.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 8, 2021
Describing a Slur Is Not the Same As Using It
The New York
Times
declares a new standard.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 8, 2021
The Forces That Stopped Obama’s Recovery Will Not Stop Biden’s
The political atmosphere for stimulus is nothing like 2009.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 5, 2021
Would Trump Have Won if Not for Impeachment? A Pro-Trump Journalist Thinks So.
A conservative makes the case that impeachment didn’t backfire.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 4, 2021
Kevin McCarthy ‘Forgot’ What QAnon Is
The new Know Nothings.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 4, 2021
Remote Students Are ‘Just Having Different Learning Experiences’?
The left learns to discount education to justify distance learning.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 3, 2021
QAnon Is Now Too Big to Fail
Marjorie Taylor Greene has too many fans to be thrown out of the GOP.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 1, 2021
There’s an Economic-Relief Deal That Lets Both Sides Win
Keep the money flowing as long as the economy stays weak.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 1, 2021
McConnell: Trump Tricked Me Into Backing His Coup
Sweet, naïve Mitch McConnell never would have gone along if he knew.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 31, 2021
All the Lies They Told Us About the Filibuster
Who designed this bizarre system? The answer is nobody.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 28, 2021
GOP Congresswoman Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Laser
Marjorie Taylor Greene is even nuttier than previously believed.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 26, 2021
McConnell: It Was Too Soon to Impeach Trump, Now It’s Too Late
And there was a perfect moment, but they were on vacation.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 26, 2021
Why Do Trump Fans Think Amazon Proved Mail Ballots Are Fraudulent?
Tucker Carlson is so bad at populism.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 25, 2021
Josh Hawley Believes Disliking Josh Hawley Is an Act of Censorship
The senator’s new pose is an American Mandela.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 23, 2021
Republicans Have Decided Not to Rethink Anything
What if they held a GOP civil war and nobody came?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 21, 2021
Why Are Conservatives So Angry Biden Denounced White Supremacy?
“We’re not racist, but we oppose denouncing racism.”
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 20, 2021
Biden: ‘We Must End This Uncivil War.’ Here’s What It Would Look Like.
Let’s briefly imagine what it would take to make Biden’s dream real.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 19, 2021
Trump’s Farewell Address Is a Hypocritical Paean to Patriotism and Free Speech
No president has done more damage to American ideals.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 18, 2021
Trump Wanted to Erase Obama’s Legacy. He Failed.
Almost every Obama achievement Trump tried to negate has remained.
By
Jonathan Chait
end-times
Jan. 15, 2021
Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Everything
A broken president leaves the White House twice impeached, on the brink of bankruptcy, and criminally exposed.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 14, 2021
A History of the Trump Era Through Stories About Toilets
Trump’s motive was right in front of us all along.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 14, 2021
Republicans Oppose Impeachment Because It Makes Them Look Pro-Riot
The backward logic of Ben Shapiro.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 13, 2021
Josh Hawley: I Stood Up to Capitol Mob by Endorsing Its Demands
The Missouri senator explains his bravery.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 12, 2021
Trump Made the Stupidest Possible Argument on Mike Pence
Maybe don’t use the P-word on a guy who’s very famously religious?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 12, 2021
Trump Warns Impeachment Will Cause ‘Tremendous Danger’
He doesn’t sound very contrite about the mob.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 12, 2021
Trump Authoritarianism Denial Is Over Now
Just weeks, ago, conservatives insisted Trump would concede if he lost the election.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 11, 2021
Why Republicans Are Finally Trying to Wash Off the Trump Stink
Better way, way, way too late than never.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 7, 2021
The Pure Joy of Watching Trump Torment Mike Pence
The president’s sycophant gets the end he deserves.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 6, 2021
Every Trump Loyalist Is Complicit in the President’s Incitement of Sedition
All his legal and political measures had been exhausted.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 6, 2021
Here’s What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
Economic relief, judges, health care.
By
Jonathan Chait
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