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Jonathan Chait

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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
    Trump Praises QAnon Conspiracy Theory: ‘They Like Me Very Much’President links his agenda with group the FBI calls a domestic terror threat.
  2. intelligencer chats
    Will Colin Powell’s DNC Appearance Actually Help Joe Biden?Swing voters may be impressed to see another Republican backing Biden — or they may be turned off by the W. administration official’s endorsement.
  3. the national interest
    Bipartisan Senate Report Shows How Trump Colluded With Russia in 2016Trump and his advisers acted guilty because they were.
  4. the national interest
    Trump Burns Michelle Obama for Underestimating Coronavirus Deaths on His WatchMichelle said 150,000 Americans died. Trump notes it’s actually 170,000.
  5. the national interest
    Why the Country Needed to See Republican John Kasich Endorse BidenWhen democracy is on the line, policy disagreements can wait.
  6. the national interest
    Trump Claims Not to Know Latest Former Aide to Call Him a Dangerous ManiacWe should pay attention to the terrified former Trump officials.
  7. the national interest
    How Trump Boat Parades Became the New Unskewed PollsThey do realize the election will be held on land, right?
  8. intelligencer chats
    What Kamala Harris Brings to the TicketHer flawed campaign also showcased many of her strengths — like going on offense.
  9. the national interest
    The Senate Is America’s Most Structurally Racist InstitutionWhy is massive overrepresentation for white America still acceptable in 2020?
  10. the national interest
    U.S. Intelligence Says Republicans Are Working With Russia to Reelect TrumpThe collusion is happening in plain sight.
  11. vision 2020
    Is Kamala Harris Inevitable?Last-minute contenders for Joe Biden’s vice-presidential selection have emerged, but the California senator is still the front-runner.
  12. the national interest
    The 9 Wildest Answers in Trump’s Interview With Jonathan Swan, RankedThe 1964 Civil Rights Act hasn’t worked out?
  13. the national interest
    Manhattan DA Investigating Trump’s ‘Extensive and Protracted Criminal Conduct’Why a criminal probe of the sitting president is actually important.
  14. the national interest
    A Line-by-Line Analysis of the Hilarious ‘Case for Trump’A line-by-line read of Hugh Hewitt’s hilarious argument for reelecting the president.
  15. the national interest
    Trump Keeps Taking Russia’s Side, and We Don’t Know WhyMueller never looked at Trump’s financial information.
  16. the national interest
    Obama’s John Lewis Eulogy Gives a Blueprint for the Next Fight for DemocracyA new voting rights act, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C., and ending the filibuster.
  17. the national interest
    Trump Can’t Stop the Election, But He Can Threaten DemocracyWhen Joe Biden predicted Trump would try this, Republicans laughed.
  18. the national interest
    Trump Is Filling the Government With an Army of KooksThe definition of what’s too crazy for the Republican Party keeps changing.
  19. the national interest
    Why Trump’s Protest Crackdown Keeps Blowing Up in His FaceThe self-defeating tactic of trying to run the “caravan” play on American streets.
  20. the national interest
    Report: Trump Only Cared About the Coronavirus When Red States Were Hit“Senior advisers began presenting Trump with maps and data showing spikes in coronavirus cases among ‘our people’ in Republican states.”
  21. the national interest
    Tom Cotton Calls Slavery ‘Necessary Evil’ to ‘Development of Our Country’A rising Republican senator’s gross historical revisionism.
  22. the national interest
    The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Has a Persecution ComplexNobody is canceling your ridiculous right-wing propaganda.
  23. the national interest
    Judge: Justice Department Imprisoned Michael Cohen for Flipping on TrumpThe Trump criminal associates who stayed loyal got very different treatment.
  24. the national interest
    Trump Brags That He Repeated 5 Words in a Row on ‘Difficult’ Dementia TestOnly the most stable genius could hear the words “person, woman, man, camera, TV” and then repeat them in order.
  25. the national interest
    Trump Commits Two More Impeachable Offenses This Week AloneHe doesn’t seem chastened.
  26. the national interest
    Why Is the Left Angry at Republicans Working to Elect Joe Biden?The strange backlash against the anti-Trump right.
  27. the national interest
    The 23 Most Surreal Moments From Trump’s Chris Wallace Interview, RankedCalling his cognitive impairment test “very hard” was only No. 5.
  28. the national interest
    American Death CultWhy has the Republican response to the pandemic been so mind-bogglingly disastrous?
  29. the national interest
    Trump Caught Lying About Biden’s Police Stance in Fox News Interview Debacle“Get me the charter, please!”
  30. the national interest
    Is the Anti-Racism Training Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy?The bizarre worldview of Robin DiAngelo.
  31. the national interest
    Unemployed Should ‘Find Something New,’ Urge Heirs to Fred Trump’s FortuneHave you thought about online courses? Or inheriting your dad’s crooked real-estate fortune?
  32. the national interest
    Trump Warns That Biden Presidency Would Be Disaster (for Ratings)Finally, a second-term agenda Trump can credibly commit to.
  33. the national interest
    Trump Keeps Boasting He Passed Cognitive Impairment TestIt’s one of his best remaining accomplishments in office, if true.
  34. the national interest
    David Horowitz’s Book Predicting a Trump Victory Was Not Well-Timed“As this book was in its final stages and heading for the printer, America and the world were struck by a deadly virus.” Uh-oh.
  35. the national interest
    Trump Blames Losing Campaign on Listening to ‘Woke Jared’Trump decides to ignore his son-in-law and focus on voters who fear he isn’t racist enough.
  36. the national interest
    Mean Nicknames Was Trump’s Only Legit Skill, and Now He’s Bad at That, TooThe president can’t even follow the basic rules of schoolyard bullying.
  37. the national interest
    Even the ‘Innocent’ Story of Trump’s Response to the Russian Bounty Is DamningThe best-case scenario is that Trump’s advisers are scared to tell him anything bad about Putin.
  38. the national interest
    Why Does Trump Want to Refight the Battle of Charlottesville?The president returns to his defense of Confederate statues.
  39. the national interest
    Tom Cotton’s Oh-So-Principled Case for Denying D.C. RepresentationD.C. statehood would leave the government defenseless if there’s another civil war! Really.
  40. the national interest
    Devin Nunes Loses Legal Battle With Twitter CowFake moos.
  41. the national interest
    What If I Told You Joe Biden Is Actually Running a Great Campaign?After stumbling to a sweeping primary win, he’s stumbling to a double-digit lead over Trump.
  42. the national interest
    An Elite Progressive LISTSERV Melts Down Over a Bogus Racism ChargeA case study in why the White Fragility rules don’t work.
  43. the national interest
    ‘I Don’t Kid’; Trump Confirms He Ordered Coronavirus Testing SlowdownTrump’s staff called his astonishing confession a “joke.”
  44. the national interest
    Poor, Innocent Bill Barr Just Wanted to Give Trump’s Golf Buddy a JobA purge to protect Trump? Barr? He would never!
  45. the national interest
    Barr Trying to Purge the Last Prosecutor Who Can Still Investigate TrumpThe window on Trump having to follow the law is closing fast.
  46. the national interest
    Trump: I Didn’t Realize Bolton Supported Iraq War Until After I Hired HimA small slip-up in the vetting process.
  47. the national interest
    Trump: ‘I Made Juneteenth Very Famous … Nobody Ever Heard of It’ Before MeAnd yet Juneteenth is so ungrateful to Trump.
  48. the national interest
    Trump: Bolton Book Is Lies, and Also Classified National Security InformationAlso, it’s “tedious” to read the president’s top security adviser call him corrupt and dangerously ignorant.
  49. the national interest
    Trump Asked China to Help His Campaign, Then Said It’s Helping BidenJohn Bolton’s book reveals the president engaging in the very scheme that he’s falsely charging Biden with.
  50. the national interest
    ‘Complete Idiot’ Donald Trump and ‘Dope’ Karl Rove Now Working TogetherIt is beautiful to see two sociopaths put aside old hatreds and work together for evil.
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