In both access to abortion and a pro-family welfare state, Europe beats the U.S. hands down.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Federal Reserve Is Hiking Too Fast
Inflation is mostly not caused by spending, and the Fed will have no help if it causes a recession.
Posted inTAP
Take the Constitution Back From the Supreme Court
Today on TAP: A new ruling striking down most blue-state gun regulation is utter nonsense.
Posted inLaw and Justice
An Armed Society Is a Mass Shooting Society
In Philadelphia, police apathy and incompetence have flooded the streets with guns, and the results are bloody.
Posted inPolitics
In Pennsylvania, Democrats’ Suburban Strategy Is Being Put to the Test
The party needs to turn out the suburbs and shore up its urban base. Republican anti-abortion extremism might help.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Uvalde Cops Were Too Cowardly to Charge a Mass Shooter
American police are taught first and foremost to fear for their own lives.
Posted inPolitics
The Senate Has Forfeited Its Right to Exist
Not even 19 butchered children can break through its idiotic traditions.
Posted inPolitics
The 2024 Presidential Election Is on the Ballot This Year
If Republicans seize control of swing-state election administration in the midterms, they will steal the presidency.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Are Working Themselves Into a Murder Frenzy
The Buffalo racist mass murderer parroted Fox News talking points.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Lessons From the Crypto Crash
Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and stablecoins are a trillion-dollar trash fire.
