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TLP Weekend Edition (October 25-26, 2025)
What we're reading and checking out.
23 hrs ago • 
John Halpin
, 
Ruy Teixeira
, and 
Michael Baharaeen
16
5
Rebuilding Trust in America
TLP Podcast with guest Rep. Jake Auchincloss.
Oct 24 • 
Ruy Teixeira
12
4
51:11
Democrats Could Learn a Lot from the Progress Movement
But will they?
Oct 23 • 
Ruy Teixeira
127
12
Clinging to Racial Preferences
Too many on the left stubbornly hang on to a failed and unconstitutional approach.
Oct 22 • 
Richard D. Kahlenberg
89
27
The Diminishing Returns of Democrats’ Anti-Trump Strategy
Over the weekend, many Americans took to the streets to air their concerns about Trump’s second term—specifically, what they view as his creeping…
Oct 21 • 
Michael Baharaeen
91
48
Toward A Bolder Theory of Party Renewal
Two theories of how to win back power have animated Democrats since Kamala Harris’s crushing loss last November.
Oct 20 • 
Justin Vassallo
81
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TLP Weekend Edition (October 18-19, 2025)
What we're reading and checking out.
Oct 18 • 
John Halpin
, 
Michael Baharaeen
, and 
Ruy Teixeira
17
4
Limited Government Built the Brightline—Big Government Needs to Save It
Set foot in one of Florida’s Brightline rail stations, like the one located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and you will be greeted by a host of dazzling…
Oct 17 • 
Juan David Rojas
73
24
Democrats and “The Vision Thing”
Do they have one?
Oct 16 • 
Ruy Teixeira
125
39
Can Democrats Actually Flip Maine?
There’s reason for optimism this time, balanced by the reality of what happened in 2020.
Oct 15 • 
John Halpin
50
23
Previewing the New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races: Part One
With the 2024 presidential election increasingly in the rearview mirror and the 2026 midterms still more than a year away, political observers right now…
Oct 14 • 
Michael Baharaeen
48
7
Democrats Are Losing the Culture War
The first year of Trump’s second term has been marked by a broad and growing assault on progressive values, norms, and practices.
Oct 13 • 
Justin Vassallo
240
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