Abbreviated pundit roundup: Kavanaugh's statements under scrutiny
We begin today’s roundup with Paul Blumenthal and Jennifer Bendery at The Huffington Post and their accounting of all the lies that Brett Kavanaugh apparently told under oath:Kavanaugh lied throughout...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The Senate should vote no on Kavanaugh
We begin today’s roundup with a series of editorials calling on the Senate to vote against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. First up, The Washington Post:We have not opposed a...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Urgent action needed on climate change,...
We begin today’s roundup with editorials and op-eds on a new, alarming report warning us of the catastrophic effects of climate change. First up, The New York Times:The United Nations scientific panel...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's disgraceful response to Hurricane Michael...
We begin today’s roundup with this piece by Jay Reeves and Brendan Farrington at The Associated Press that details the devastation in Florida, devastation that the President has barely mentioned,...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The Trumps and Saudi Arabia, acknowledging...
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its editorial calling for answers in the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi:At issue here is not only Mr. Khashoggi, however terrible his...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: What's at stake in the midterms
We begin today’s roundup with Jesse Lee’s excellent post at The Huffington Post on what’s at stake in the midterms:If Republicans squeak by in both chambers and have another two-year runway to do...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The President's lies
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times editorial board and its piece on Donald Trump’s incessant lying leading up to the midterms:With Republicans struggling to keep their grip on Congress,...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The GOP must reject its violent political culture
We begin today’s roundup with Michelle Golberg’s excellent piece in The New York Times debunking the “both sides” argument when it comes to political violence:[T]here is no serious comparison between...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A malfunctioning democracy
We begin today’s roundup with Eugene Robinson’s excellent column at The Washington Post on the “both sides” fallacy when it comes to encouraging hate and violence in this country:“Both sides” are not...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: GOP's closing argument based on lies, more lies...
Have you voted yet? Have you verified that at least five of your friends and family have voted or have a firm plan to vote? Democrats will need to post huge turnout numbers to overcome Republican...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The character of our nation is on the ballot
We begin today’s Election Day roundup with Michelle Goldberg’s excellent piece at The New York Times on the power of women as engaged voters:America is far from unique in seeing a faux-populist despot...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's attacks on democracy, climate change and...
We begin today’s roundup with Republican attacks on the right to vote and democracy itself. First up, John Nichols at The Nation:The second is structural. When Trump creates confusion about recounts,...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Protecting Mueller
We begin today’s roundup with the The Washington Post and its editorial on the need to protect special counsel Robert Mueller:Now more than ever, the president must get the message: Hands off the...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Protecting Mueller's investigation, California...
We begin today’s roundup with a very important piece by Nelson W. Cunningham, former federal prosecutor and general counsel of the White House Office of Administration, on the transparent ploy by...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Health care, an independent judiciary and more
We begin today’s roundup with Paul Krugman at The New York Times and his analysis of how Democrats should continue to focus on health care, especially at the state level:[J]ust by capturing the House...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Climate change edition
We begin today’s roundup with Paul Krugman’s excellent piece at The New York Times on the newly released, devastating report on climate change:Denying climate change, no matter what the evidence, has...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Lies, lies and more lies on Russia
We begin today’s roundup with Michelle Goldberg’s analysis at The New York Times on the latest revelation that Donald Trump, contrary to his public claims, was actively pursuing a massive deal in...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Republicans attack democracy in Wisconsin and...
We begin today’s roundup with John Nichols at The Nation who details the assault on democracy taking place in Wisconsin after Democrats swept elections there:The changes that they propose to enact this...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: GOP's undemocratic power grab
We begin today’s roundup with Charles Blow and his piece in The New York Times on the Republican attacks on democracy:Altering the structure of power in a state to limit the influence of an incoming...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: GOP dismisses allegations against Trump
We begin today’s roundup with Adam Raymond at New York magazine and his roundup of GOP Senators dismissing the serious and credible allegations against Donald Trump regarding his possibly criminal...
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