The “E” Word
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics I have the same expectations for the midterms now that I did before the Democratic primaries in 2020 and even earlier, actually — whenever it was I first read, under Obama probably, that the party in the White House tends to lose a
No More Kings
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Work I did a column [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/07/democrats-midterms-democracy-republicans] for The Guardian on Biden’s now-infamous democracy speech and how to run on the issue in the midterms and beyond: > [T]rumpism is the Republican Party’
Artificial Intelligence
Hey all. Let's hop to it. Politics Earlier this month, Politico ran a profile [https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/04/democratic-megadonor-sam-bankman-fried-00049048] of Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who’s quickly become one of the largest megadonors in Democratic politics.
The Center Will Not Hold.
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics The track record for these predictions has obviously been awful, but things are genuinely looking quite bad for Donald Trump right now. It seems doubtful Garland and the DOJ would have greenlit the raid on Mar-a-Lago if they weren’t really open
Mail Time!
Hey all. As you surely know, a very big thing’s happened in Congress since the last newsletter. You’ll probably see my take on that in an upcoming column. But today, it’s Mail Time. I asked for questions, and you definitely delivered. Let’s hop to it. I
Is Trump In Trouble?
Hey all. Just want to give one last reminder to send in your questions for the upcoming Mail Time if you’ve got any. nwanevuletter@gmail.com. Let’s hop to it. Politics Trump, in DC for the first time since leaving office, was welcomed back to town with a
President Manchin
Hey all. It’s been about a year since this newsletter first went out and I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for subscribing. I’m humbled and grateful that there’s been enough interest to sustain this as a side project and I intend to
Abortion: A Case Study
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics There’s another go-around happening on Twitter over popularism thanks to Chris Hayes’ recent piece [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/twitter-pundits-democrats-must-stop-chasing-swing-voters-n1296851] on the Iraq War which, as you might remember, was quite popular at the outset. “Supporting the war became both
Everything In Moderation
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics I’ve been working for the past month on a review of some books about the history of the Democratic Party. I’m not really sure it’ll end up the way I’d planned it or if it’ll wind up
The State of the Right in Three and a Half Stories
Hey all. It’s been a very busy few weeks, but you can expect a couple more posts from me in the next week. Also, if you’ve got any questions for Mail Time, send them along to nwanevuletter@gmail.com Let’s hop to it. Politics I haven’t
