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June 2026

In Search Of A Shared Theory Of Power
The liberal establishment is not the left's biggest obstacle, and the left is not the liberal establishment's biggest obstacle. The biggest obstacle to…
 • Brian Beutler
Brainstorming A "Fight Score" For Future Democratic Candidates
Inside the mailbag: James Talarico ... Ben Wikler ... Sonia Sotomayor
 • Brian Beutler
Opponents Of The JCPOA Unlocked A Hellish Future
They made a gamble with a rickety but salvageable global order—and lost.
 • Brian Beutler
Obama, Trump, And The Outmoded Politics Of Indirection
We can say what we mean about the bad guys; it might work better.
 • Brian Beutler
Guess Who Was Actually Being Cavalier With Jewish Lives
Their conduct was contemptible; their failure is Shakespearean; the potential consequences are chilling.
 • Brian Beutler
Mailbag Thread
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 • Brian Beutler
Trump Switching Sides In The War He Lost Does Not Make Him A Palestinian Liberationist
Inside the mailbag: Secret Service ... Tim Kaine ... Kash Patel
 • Brian Beutler
We Can Start Deterring Election Lies Right Now
How the law can be a tool that helps us defeat the culture of bad faith destroying the country.
 • Brian Beutler and Andrew Weissmann
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The De-Trumpification Process Begins Now
We are already in a battle for historical memory. Proceed accordingly
 • Brian Beutler
Their Lies Must Be Their Undoing
Running against the GOP culture of lying opens the door to every Republican vulnerability.
 • Brian Beutler
Mailbag Thread
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 • Brian Beutler
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