Politics

A Shortcut Through the Long Campaign

We don’t have to get too wrapped up in the parties’ narratives at this point.

The State of Our Union

A response to the new Dispatch editorial.

SOTU Antics Are a Bipartisan Failure

Anything that can be used for politics gets used for politics now.

At the State of the Union, Biden Delivered a General Election Stump Speech

Plus: How the DNC views an RFK Jr. third-party run.

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A Fiery State of the Union

Plus: The Dispatch publishes its fourth-ever editorial.

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The American People Should Demand Better

How The Dispatch is thinking about a Trump-Biden rematch.

The End of the Road for Haley

Plus: Can Haiti pull out of its doom spiral?

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We’ll Always Have Vermont

The end of the conservative movement.

Apocalypse Not

Presidents don’t matter as much as they would like you to think.

After Super Tuesday, A Primary Ends and A General Election Begins

Plus: Who will win Kyrsten Sinema’s Arizona seat—progressives or populists?

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Super Tuesday Solidifies the 2024 Election

It’s unofficial: Get ready for the Trump vs. Biden rematch.

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What Might Have Been

Three what-ifs of the Republican primary.

Kooks, Real and Imagined

What happened when the GOP fell in love with the idea of a permanent revolution.

Conversion Or Exile

The weirdly rational populist strategy of purging conservatives.

Trump Poised for a Big Super Tuesday Win

Plus: Our interview with Nikki Haley.

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Our Best Stuff From the Week Before Super Tuesday

Mitch McConnell announces he’ll step down as Senate minority leader.