Given the Republican ferocity in trying to destroy basic rights, the road back to democracy is not civic but political.
Republicans
Bipartisan Illusions Dashed Again
Today on TAP: Senate Republicans block a commission to investigate the Capitol Riot
The Attempted Defenestration of Nikole Hannah-Jones
A textbook case of systemic racism and partisan overreach stands to tarnish the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
Altercation: Why Journalism Isn’t Really Covering the Threat of Fascism
Objectivity has no bias in favor of the truth.
House Republicans Repudiate Their Military Constituents
New caucus chair Elise Stefanik leaves her Fort Drum constituents at the mercy of debt collectors.
Biden Bargaining With the GOP: Crazy Like a Fox
Today on TAP: Negotiating the infrastructure bill
China and Republican Economic Populism
Does the bipartisan collaboration on a tougher China policy portend more areas of bipartisanship? More populist policies generally?
Optimistic or Pessimistic for 2022?
Today on TAP: Reading the polls on Republicans deserting Trump
The Confrontations Are Coming
Why Democrats have to be bold and careful at the same time
America’s Hopeful Democratic Future
Today on TAP: The U.S. reaches one of history’s crucial inflection points

