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Chris Stirewalt
Chris Stirewalt is a contributing editor of The Dispatch and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Read his weekly column here on Mondays and his politics newsletter, Stirewaltisms, on Thursdays.
Stirewaltisms: Does Georgia Have One More 2022 Surprise in Store?
We’ll find out Tuesday.
Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024
The Georgia runoff, the debt-ceiling vote, and the fate of Kevin McCarthy.
Stirewaltisms: First Humble, Then Thankful, Then Happy
Celebrating the greatest of America’s civic holidays.
Stirewaltisms: Lessons in Power at a Time of Transition
The similarities and differences between Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell.
The Wave Against Weirdness
Republicans’ massive miss wasn’t for a cause, just an inability to act normal.
Stirewaltisms: Midterm Split Decision Goes Hard on Hogwash, Emotional Blabber
The lack of humility in our political class has never been worse.
Dems Face a Test After Tuesday
They want to see themselves as a force of goodness and light, but the truth is that both parties are unpopular.