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Democrats Are Playing with Fire in Texas
The K-Shaped Economy Isn’t Just the New Stagflation—It’s Worse
TLP Weekend Edition (December 13-14, 2025)
Can Democrats Escape the Vise Grip of Progressive Primary Voters?
Thinking Differently About Trust in Government
Amtrak—National Disgrace and Quiet Success
Yes, America Is Ready for a Female President
TLP Weekend Edition (December 6-7, 2025)
How Ideology Captured American Medicine
The Future of the Left in the 21st Century
Signs Are Pointing to a Strong Midterm Environment for Democrats
The Economic Limits of the Trump Coalition
TLP Weekend Edition (November 29-30, 2025)
AOC and Bernie Sanders are Not the Same
Can Either Party Crack the Code on the Economy?
Hope, Fear, & AI: What Americans Think About the Country’s Present and Future
Can America Ever Solve Its Hunger Crisis?
TLP Weekend Edition (November 22-23, 2025)
The Hard Truth About What Voters Really Want from Democrats
The Left’s 21st Century Project Has Failed
Gavin Newsom Is the Early Democratic Frontrunner for a Reason
What Voters Want to See from Democrats
Liberalism Failed to Stop the Trump Realignment. Is There A Way Back?
TLP Weekend Edition (November 15-16, 2025)
Dutch Elections and the Future of Populism
The Great Affordability-Washing of the Democrats
Getting Away with Murder Is Too Easy in America
Six Takeaways from Last Week’s Elections
Can Mamdani Be a Mayor Who Builds?
TLP Weekend Edition (November 8-9, 2025)
Previewing the New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races: Part Three
How Should Democrats Moderate in 2026?
TLP Weekend Edition (November 1-2, 2025)
Why the GOP's "One, Big, Beautiful" Bill May Come Back to Bite Them
Forecast for Democratic Party Renewal
Previewing the New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races: Part Two
Is There a Policy Solution to Rising Social Isolation and Loneliness?
The Wrong Lessons of the Platner Controversy
TLP Weekend Edition (October 25-26, 2025)
Democrats Could Learn a Lot from the Progress Movement
Clinging to Racial Preferences
The Diminishing Returns of Democrats’ Anti-Trump Strategy
Toward A Bolder Theory of Party Renewal
TLP Weekend Edition (October 18-19, 2025)
Limited Government Built the Brightline—Big Government Needs to Save It
Democrats and “The Vision Thing”
Can Democrats Actually Flip Maine?
Previewing the New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races: Part One
Democrats Are Losing the Culture War
TLP Weekend Edition (October 11-12, 2025)
Why China Builds While America Debates
The Climate Movement Is Circling the Drain
The Difficulty of Defining a Working-Class Economic Agenda
Can Liberal Patriotism Save Britain From the National Populists?
Rust Belt Insurgents Will Determine the Midterms
TLP Weekend Edition (October 4-5, 2025)
The Democrats’ Class Gap Problem
Democrats Need a Reset on Immigration, Crime, and Social Order
Beyond Resistance—and Special Elections
TLP Weekend Edition (September 27-28, 2025)
What Is the Future of Liberalism?
The Poverty Wages of Democratic Resistance
Americans Agree on One Thing—We Are Our Own Worst Enemy
America Is in Desperate Need of Moral Leadership
TLP Weekend Edition (September 20-21, 2025)
“It’s All the Other Side’s Fault”
How Democrats Lost Obama’s Vision of American Identity
Democrats Need a Better Answer for Crime
Why Left-Populism Lacks Momentum
TLP Weekend Edition (September 13-14, 2025)
The Enduring Power of “Tough on Crime”
Three Big Problems with the Politics of Abundance
Independents Are Done—With Everyone
What Americans Think About Crime and Public Safety
How Democrats Can Refine Political Conflict
TLP Weekend Edition (September 6-7, 2025)
The Trouble with Catastrophe Politics
Redistricting Isn’t the Democrats’ Problem
Can Democrats Offer a New Vision for Labor?
The Gerrymandering Wars and America’s Decaying Political Culture
TLP Weekend Edition (August 23-24, 2025)
How Trump (Almost) Made Lula Great Again
Two, Three, Many Sister Souljah Moments!
Abundance For National Security
Democrats Can Do Better than Gavin Newsom
Democrats Must Confront Economic Pessimism
TLP Weekend Edition (August 16-17, 2025)
Why Populism Could Dominate Both Parties
The Fool’s Gold of Midterm Success
Economic Pessimism Remains Potent Among Voters
Trump’s Gains with Hispanics May Not Last for Republicans
How Deep Is the Democratic Bench, Really?
TLP Weekend Edition (August 9-10, 2025)
When Lawmakers Aren’t Allowed to Make Laws
The Democrats’ Social Order Problem
Governing Is Difficult When Few Americans Agree on Basic Facts
Sizing Up Democrats’ Chances of Winning Back Congress Next Year
How To Rebuild the Democratic Coalition
TLP Weekend Edition (August 2-3, 2025)
Populism, Free Speech, and the Next Political Realignment
Democrats Should Give Up on #Resistance 2.0
Why Is Democratic Favorability at a 35-Year Low?
A Fascinating New Look at America’s Political Tribes
Can Democrats Make Progress in Red States?
TLP Weekend Edition (July 26-27, 2025)
Today’s Non-Progressive Progressives
Can Democratic Factions Coexist and Win Over Independents?
Six Months In, Trump Is Down—But Not Out
The Liberal Case for "Made in the USA"
TLP Weekend Edition (July 19-20, 2025)
Bobby Kennedy, Liberal Patriot
A Final, Comprehensive Look at How Trump Won in 2024
The Albatross of Sectarian Identity Politics
TLP Weekend Edition (July 12-13, 2025)
Why the Working Class Preferred Obama
The Return of “All-of-the-Above”
Can Americans Escape Their Overly Emotional Politics?
The “Big Beautiful Bill” May Carry Big Political Peril
Will Left Populists Embrace Patriotism?
TLP Weekend Edition (July 5-6, 2025)
America Needs a Party of Responsible Government
How Democrats Can Maintain Their Patriotism in the Trump Era
Monopoly Power and Geopolitics
TLP Weekend Edition (June 28-29, 2025)
Industrial Policy and the Fight for America’s Future
The Limits of Culturally Radical Economic Populism
The Politics of Trump’s Iran Strike
Republicans Might Give Democrats an Opening on Health Care—Again
The Unequal Effects of Free Trade
TLP Weekend Edition (June 21-22, 2025)
How Everyday Americans Can Help Create a Healthier Politics
Life in America Feels Unsettling Right Now. Can Democrats Offer a Compelling Answer?
Democrats Must Get Uncomfortable to Win the Senate
TLP Weekend Edition (June 14-15, 2025)
There's More To Social Policy Than Welfare
Both Parties Are Losing the Plot on Immigration
Understanding America Across 15 Types of Communities (Part Three)
The Slow Death of Green Industrial Policy
TLP Weekend Edition (June 7-8, 2025)
The Problem Facing Anti-Trump “Democracy Defenders”
Net Zero Is a Net Loser for Democrats
Understanding America Across 15 Types of Communities (Part Two)
Does the Working Class Vote Against Its Interests?
TLP Weekend Edition (May 31-June 1, 2025)
Tariffs Make Defense Production More Expensive
Hispanic Moderates’ Big Swing Right
The Psychology of Party Decline
Do Democrats Know How to Win Back Men?
TLP Weekend Edition (May 24-25, 2025)
The Futility of Democratic Strategy
The Decline of the Democratic Coalition, 2012-2024
Has American Liberalism Run Its Course?
Understanding America Across 15 Types of Communities (Part One)
Have Democrats Caught the Anti-Monopoly Bug?
TLP Weekend Edition (May 17-18, 2025)
What Democrats Can Learn From Morena
The Progressive Moment Is *Still* Over
An Anti-Monopoly and Abundance Movement for Urban Politics
Democrats Can’t Rely on Trump’s Struggles
The Shifting Geography of Protectionism
TLP Weekend Edition (May 10-11, 2025)
Trump, Tariffs, and the Future of Industrial Policy
The Democrats’ Fork in the Road
Democrats Are Forgetting an Important Lesson from Obama
Ripple or Wave? What Early Indicators Say About 2026
TLP Weekend Edition (May 3-4, 2025)
The DOGE Days Are Not Quite Over
Your 2028 Democratic Presidential Contenders!
Lessons From Canada’s Liberals
Don’t Call it a Vibe Shift—Yet
The Myth of a Sorted Electorate
TLP Weekend Edition (April 26-27, 2025)
What Working-Class Voters Really Want
The Catholic Church is the Biggest Political Tent Around
How Perception Gaps Fuel America’s Political and Cultural Conflicts
The Curious Case of MAGA Finance Bros
TLP Weekend Edition (April 19-20, 2025)
Is Blue Labour a Model for Rust Belt Democrats?
It’s Easy to Understand Why Universities Have Lost Public Trust
Americans Are Increasingly Skeptical About Trump’s Handling of the Economy
The Gerontocracy Continues to Hurt Democrats
TLP Politics Digest (April 2025)
How to Make Government Work Again
How Partisanship Killed Effective Economic Nationalism
TLP Weekend Edition (April 5-6, 2025)
Can An Abundance Agenda Rescue Democrats?
Democratic Delusions Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Is MAGAnomics Headed the Way of Bidenomics?
New Insights on Why Harris Lost—and Why Democrats Are in Such a Hole
A Political Proxy War in Wisconsin
TLP Weekend Edition (March 29-30, 2025)
How To Win Friends and Votes In Rural America
Can Democrats Promote an Abundance Agenda?
The Sociology of Party Decline
How Americans Are Grading Trump’s Second Term (So Far)
Germany and the Future of National Populism
TLP Weekend Edition (March 22-23, 2025)
What U.S. Democrats Can Learn from the German Election
How Deep Is the Hole Democrats Are In?
Citizenship Without Partisanship
Democrats Want to Fight. But How?
The Blue State Exodus Should Scare Democrats
TLP Weekend Edition (March 15-16, 2025)
The Democrats’ Brahmin Left Problem
The Sorry State of U.S. Cities Is a Choice—A Really Bad One
Why Democrats Are Struggling on Trans Issues
Cracks in Trump’s Floor Start with the Economy
TLP Politics Digest (March 2025)
Is Trump Expanding His Coalition?
Time to Ditch DEI in Favor of Something Better
Is a Common-Sense Faction of Democrats Rising?
An Early Electoral Test of Trump’s Presidency
TLP Weekend Edition (March 1-2, 2025)
The Republicans’ Health Care Problem
Why Did Democrats Lose Their Edge with Women?
How Should Democrats Respond to Trump’s Early Actions?
TLP Weekend Edition (February 22-23, 2025)
Congress Has Only Itself to Blame for DOGE
One Simple Question for Democrats
Democrats’ Tricky Path to Winning Back the Senate
Indian Americans Ditch Democrats
TLP Weekend Edition (February 15-16, 2025)
Policing Perceptions: Crime Stats and Beyond
The Democrats' Bureaucracy Problem
Independents Will Determine Success or Failure for Trump
How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration
Is Elon the Political Punching Bag Democrats Think He Is?
TLP Weekend Edition (February 8-9, 2025)
The Democrats’ Voter Registration Blues
How Democrats Can Survive the Next Four Years
The Presidency Has Become Too Powerful
Majority Rule and The Loyal Opposition
GOP Reaps Rewards of Party Switchers
TLP Weekend Edition (February 1-2, 2025)
Family, Fertility, and Gender Fluidity
The Democrats’ Governance Problem
Trump's Executive Order on Sex and Gender
Democrats Should Embrace Ideological Pluralism
A Midwestern Battle for the DNC
TLP Weekend Edition (January 25-26, 2025)
Feminism and Gender Ideology During Trump 2.0
The Hills the Left Will Die On
Biden and Trump Deserve Americans’ Scorn
Trump Has the Cultural Winds at His Back—for Now
“Monk Mode” Is Destroying Young Men
TLP Weekend Edition (January 18-19, 2025)
Where Have All the Young Democrats Gone?
The Sad Tale of Moderate Joe Biden
Has the Anti-Establishment Wave Peaked?
Democrats’ Continued Fixation on Identity Politics Carries Risks
A New Year’s Reality Check for Democrats
TLP Weekend Edition (January 11-12, 2025)
Can the Right Make Social Democracy Great Again?
The Unstoppable Rise of Energy Realism
Social Media Has Ruined American Politics
10 Things to Watch in U.S. Politics in 2025