How Josh Marshall has sustained Talking Points Memo amid the wreckage of modern journalism
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Economic Punditry and the ‘Hot Dog Guy’ Problem
Why centrist opinion columnists have no one to blame but themselves for public misconceptions about the economy
Posted inPolitics
The Republican Id
Rather than visiting red-state diners, reporters ought to journey to the venerable conservative message board where the talk after the Trump verdict was nihilistic and bloody.
Posted inTAP
Biden vs. the Free-Trade Blob
Today on TAP: The influence of corporate free-traders is at last ebbing, and they are not going quietly.
Posted inPolitics
Why You Should Care About the Trump Trial
Any other politician in American history would be ruined by this story. Trump should be.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Five-Year Prison Sentence for a Public Hero
Leniency is needed for a good kind of civil disobedience.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Real Entitlement Crisis: Good Reporting Is in Short Supply
The preferred journals of the power elite peddle the myth of pending Social Security catastrophe, which is catastrophically wrong.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trendy Nonsense About Gen Z
It comes in two flavors, economic and psychological.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Live Nation Strikes Up the Band in Washington
Legal hot water and potential legislative reforms have triggered millions of dollars in lobbyist spending and campaign donations.