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Jonathan Chait

Jonathan Chait has been a political columnist at New York since 2011 and writes the newsletter &c. He is the author of Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail.

  1. the national interest
    The Lessons of Last Year’s Larry Summers HatefestNow is the winter of our discontent, made glorious Summers.
  2. the national interest
    Pennsylvania GOP Governor Candidate Doug Mastriano Refuses to Denounce Nazi AllyAn incredibly ominous sign in the GOP’s rightward lurch.
  3. the national interest
    Biden’s Presidency Back From the Dead As Manchin Announces DealIn an about-face, Manchin comes out for the Inflation Reduction Act!
  4. the national interest
    Without Media Accountability, Republicans Will Govern Like a One-Party StateWhat happens when Republicans shut out independent media.
  5. the national interest
    What If Trump’s Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win Next Time?The idea that Trump’s big lie is hurting himself is a convenient myth.
  6. the national interest
    Once Hysterical on Gay Marriage, Conservatives Are Now IncoherentThe gay-marriage apocalypse never destroyed society. What now?
  7. the national interest
    Good-bye to Biden’s Social-Policy AgendaIn the end, sheer economic ignorance killed it.
  8. the national interest
    The Democrats’ Failure Is CompleteIt would be too easy to blame only Manchin for the death of their agenda.
  9. the national interest
    Christopher Rufo Foments a School-Rape PanicThe right’s boy wonder finds a new cause.
  10. the national interest
    Josh Gottheimer Is on a Mission to Destroy Joe Biden’s PresidencyA new villain emerges.
  11. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Would Kill Democracy Slowly and MethodicallyWhether he’s as bad as Trump isn’t the question.
  12. the national interest
    Blake Masters, Nazi-Adjacent Arizona Republican Senate CandidateAnother sign of the party’s radicalization.
  13. the national interest
    Scenes From the Republican Surrender to TrumpWhy We Did It: Tim Miller’s GOP tell-all.
  14. the national interest
    The Democratic Party Needs Better ModeratesThe centrists have lots of complaints but no solutions.
  15. the national interest
    Democrats Must Reform the Supreme Court to Save ItRepublicans won control of the Court playing by the rules. The rules are bad.
  16. the national interest
    Republicans Are Trying to Cover Up Greatest Political Scandal in U.S. HistoryThe GOP still won’t admit it even deserves to be investigated.
  17. the national interest
    The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Not Going to Start Caring About Families NowThe wan hope for a anti-abortion, pro-family right.
  18. the national interest
    Now We See What Happens When Social Conservatives Take the WheelThe Christian right’s power finally becomes real.
  19. the national interest
    Why Ron DeSantis Can Beat Trump in 2024The party is deciding, and the voters are getting the message.
  20. the national interest
    Republicans Will Do It AgainThey have not been chastened by the revelations of the January 6 committee.
  21. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Is the Only Governor to Oppose Vaccinating KidsNo, he doesn’t just oppose mandates.
  22. the national interest
    Why Biden Is Getting More Bipartisan Laws Than Anyone ExpectedI was skeptical he could get Republican to support anything. I was wrong.
  23. the national interest
    Republicans Respond to January 6 Hearings by Defending TrumpNo remorse, no accountability.
  24. the national interest
    Chesa Boudin and the Debacle of Urban Left-wing PoliticsThe left and the center-left fight it out in the cities.
  25. the national interest
    Republicans Smearing Chuck Schumer With Kavanaugh Assassination AttemptThe context of the Democrat’s “threatening” speech is clearly nonviolent.
  26. the national interest
    Steve Scalise: After 9/11, We Didn’t Ban AirplanesWe did regulate the hell out of air travel, though.
  27. the national interest
    Georgetown Abandons Its Free-Speech Policy Over Ilya ShapiroDumb tweets for me, but not for thee.
  28. the national interest
    Trump’s Insurrection Is Building Professionalized InstitutionsNext time, they won’t rely on amateurs.
  29. the national interest
    John Durham Tried to Prove Trump’s Russiagate Theory. Instead He Debunked It.Trump’s prosecutor face-plants.
  30. the national interest
    Republicans Block Bill to Monitor Their Violent Allies“Domestic extremists — hey, that’s us!”
  31. the national interest
    The Conservative Playbook for Deflecting Anger After Mass ShootingsIgnoring the obvious connection between gun deaths and lax gun laws in three easy steps.
  32. the national interest
    Is the Democratic Party Giving Up Already?Defeatism and passivity settle over Washington.
  33. the national interest
    Joe Manchin Has Done a Terrible Job Fighting InflationThe pivotal senator would rather complain about prices than do anything about them.
  34. the national interest
    Yes, Tucker Carlson Shares Blame for the Buffalo Supermarket AttackThe white nationalist’s conservative allies mount an unconvincing defense.
  35. the national interest
    Why Senate Republicans Want to Save Money by Skimping on VaccinesFiscal conservatism as pathology.
  36. the national interest
    Biden Abandons the Obama Legacy on Charter SchoolsThe Education Department chooses teachers unions over poor kids.
  37. the national interest
    Will Social Conservatives Make Mitch McConnell Kill the Filibuster?The end of Roe may end the reign of the GOP’s money wing.
  38. the national interest
    The Abortion Protest Moral PanicWe are freaking out over a handful of peaceful demonstrations.
  39. the national interest
    Biden Can Fight Inflation by Repealing Trump’s Tariffs. Why Hasn’t He?An easy response to the administration’s biggest problem is sitting in plain sight.
  40. the national interest
    Conservatives: We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Leaked ThisOur side benefits from the leak, but your side obviously did it.
  41. the national interest
    J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous AuthoritarianThe only coherent aspect of his worldview is a lust for power.
  42. the national interest
    An End to the Liberal Romance With CourtsThe right to abortion will not be delivered from a marble building.
  43. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Is a White Nationalist, and Conservatives Are Okay With ItConservatives circle the wagons around their popular racist host.
  44. the national interest
    Fox News Gave Very Cogent Donald Trump Interview Questions in AdvanceMaria Bartiromo lacks journalistic ethics!
  45. the national interest
    Liberals Can’t Win a Culture War Without a Good DefenseDemocrats didn’t cede the communism issue to McCarthy.
  46. the internet
    The Best Moments in Twitter HistoryWhat makes Twitter great? Chaos, madness, hilarity.
  47. the national interest
    Madison Cawthorn Is Trying to Commit Every Possible ScandalThe Republican congressman’s inspiring quest to shoot the moon.
  48. the national interest
    What If I Told You Russia, Not America, Invaded Ukraine?My wildest Putin conspiracy theory: He’s been behind the war all along.
  49. the national interest
    White House Tells Sean Hannity What to Say, Hannity Replies, ‘Yes Sir’The Fox News host’s relationship with the GOP summarized in two syllables.
  50. the national interest
    Political Correctness Is LosingHow the Democratic Party fought back against illiberalism.
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