Abbreviated pundit roundup: The Democratic primary, Trump's lies, and more
We begin today’s roundup with Eugene Robinson and his analysis of the Democratic primary:Somebody, eventually, is going to win the Democratic nomination. If the candidates are sincere when they say...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Super Tuesday edition
We begin our Super Tuesday roundup with analysis by Alyssa Flowers at The Washington Post on the diversity of the Super Tuesday electorate (make sure to click through for the great graphics):Almost 40...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A crisis of leadership
We begin today’s roundup with Dana Milbank’s analysis of Donald Trump’s dangerous lack of leadership:As global markets plunged on Monday and the virus continued its inexorable spread, Trump continued...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A 'wartime footing' needed
We begin today’s roundup with John Cassidy’s piece at The Atlantic pleading for a “wartime footing” to deal with the coronavirus pandemic:To alleviate some of this damage, economists of many different...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's complete lack of leadership
Although he’d like his nightly rallies — I mean briefings — to suggest otherwise, Donald Trump is failing this critical leadership test, and it’s costing lives. There is no plan to deal with outbreaks...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump pushes propaganda at coronavirus press...
We begin today’s roundup with Josh Berman’s analysis at CNN of Donald Trump’s erratic, misleading campaign rally yesterday at the White House, where Trump lashed out at the media, Democrats, and even...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Protestors putting themselves and their...
We begin today’s roundup with The Los Angeles Times and its editorial on the small groups of people breaking CDC guidelines to protest stay-at-home orders:One sign spotted in Huntington Beach on Friday...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: State and local governments in desperate need of...
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its analysis of the Republican refusal to assist state and local governments:The nation’s governors have petitioned Congress for $500 billion in...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's war on accountability
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its editorial on Donald Trump’s treatment of inspector generals and his “war on accountability”:On matters ranging from domestic spending to U.S....
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A complete lack of leadership
We begin today’s roundup with Joe Biden’s op-ed in The Washington Post calling out Donald Trump for his divisiveness and complete lack of leadership during this crisis: It’s been more than two months...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Holding Trump accountable
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its editorial on the firing of the State Department inspector general:It’s too soon to say for certain that President Trump’s firing of State...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's falling poll numbers, voter suppression,...
We begin today’s roundup with Eugene Robinson’s analysis at The Washington Post on the latest poll numbers, how Democrats must be able to accept that yes, Donald Trump is at a low point in his...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A major win for civil rights
We begin today’s roundup with an editorial from The Washington Post on yesterday's landmark ruling on LGBTQ rights in the workplace:This is another case in which a major civil rights advance came not...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump undermines our elections
We begin today’s roundup with Matt Strieb at New York magazine who details Donald Trump’s baseless attacks on voting by mail: Already, 45 states allow the kind of voting Trump considers dangerous, and...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A complete dereliction of duty
We begin today’s roundup with a deep dive by Carl Bernstein into Donald Trump’s interactions with world leaders:In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump clings to racism as he tries to revive...
We begin today’s roundup with Jamelle Bouie’s analysis at The New York Times of Donald Trump’s latest campaign strategy — riling up his base with a “culture war”:Donald Trump made his name in...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: White House attacks Fauci instead of dealing with...
We begin today’s roundup with reaction to the opposition research the White House has released attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been sidelined from the White House’s coronavirus response messaging...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump's outrageous campaign ploy threatens...
We begin today’s roundup with The Washington Post and its editorial on the Trump administration’s latest election ploy strategy of deploying federal agents to Democratically-led cities to foster...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: A failure of leadership
We begin today’s roundup with Paul Krugman’s analysis at The New York Times on a defining principle of the modern conservative movement and how it is on display during this pandemic:[T]here’s a deeper...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Trump continues to undermine the election
We begin today’s roundup with Caitlin Oprysko’s summary of Donald Trump’s attack on democracy at Axois:Trump did not elaborate on what any such executive order on mail-in voting would entail.But his...
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