After living through the Dan Feller-SHEAR controversy and the James Sweet-AHA affair, the latter of which had a lot to do with my resignation as president of the Conference on Faith and History, I hope the illiberal fever that spread […]
Jonathan Chait
Kamala Harris may be the reason Biden is not stepping aside
This is a really interesting piece from Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine. A taste: After absorbing the initial waves of shock from Thursday night’s debate debacle, allies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have begun whispering to the media their reasons why the Democratic ticket must consist of […]
Should liberals “punch left”?
Here is a taste of Jonathan Chait’s review of Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix’s Solidarity. The review is titled, “In Defense of Punching Left.” “The role of protest is another division between liberals and leftists. While both see protest as […]
Chait: “Imagine a 9/11 commission if the hijackers had allies in Congress”
Here is Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine: In the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, when both parties agreed on the need for an investigation into the attack, the shorthand that entered the lexicon was 9/11-style commission. When, on January […]
Chait: “The next insurrection will be a Brooks Brothers riot”
Over at New York Magazine, Jonathan Chait responds to this piece by Dan McLaughlin at The National Review. Chait does not see much difference between the Liz Cheney wing of the GOP and the Donald Trump wing of the GOP. […]