David Rothkopf
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The GOP is No Longer a Legitimate Political Party…and the Media Have Failed to Notice
When Donald Trump or Kevin McCarthy or Lauren Boebert seek to dismiss or deflect a criticism as partisan, they are…
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Notes from the Third Subbasement: Sometimes, in DC, Universal Agreement is Also a Form of Dysfunction
Summer is hot. Winter is cold. Washington is dysfunctional. It has become so obvious to be almost a tautology. I…
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Notes from the Third Sub-basement: Bannon’s Indictment is Overdue and Not Enough
Steven Bannon has been indicted on two counts of Contempt of Congress. Each carries a possible sentence of up to…
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Notes from the Third Sub-Basement: High Anxiety
It is hard to please Democrats. President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer and their teams worked for months to get…
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The Stakes are Too High to Draw the Wrong Conclusions About Tuesday’s Elections
This Times editorial board piece arguing Tuesday showed that Dems don’t want big progressive ideas ignores one small fact: The…
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NOTES FROM THE THIRD SUB-BASEMENT: ELECTION HANGOVER EDITION
Post-election analysis is bad enough following a presidential election or a mid-term when there is a ton of data to…
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Letter from the Third Sub-basement: Halloween Edition
So, here we are at the end of another week. What does it mean? Well, what does any of it…
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If BBB Passes, Grit Your Teeth and Give Manchin (and Sinema) Some Credit
This begins regular members-only reports on what we are seeing and hearing inside Washington on domestic and international issues currently…
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The Media Has Missed the Story: Biden and the Dems are on the Verge of Another Major Success.
The New York Times does it again: “House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud.” On the homepage they…
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How Do We Win the War Here at Home?
With every passing day, it looks less like we have one nation divided by differing political beliefs and more like…
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