Hillbilly Excuses
J. D. Vance champions the narrative he once attacked.
Politics
J. D. Vance’s Empty Nationalism
To believe that “people will not fight for abstractions” is to forget what makes America special.
This Crew Is Totally Beatable
Democrats just need to believe they can do it.
The Fakest Populism You Ever Saw
The Trumpian GOP is in a battle over which wealthy faction will win, not a class war.
The New Trump Is Always the Old Trump
Thursday’s speech was a fitting climax to a confused convention that spun wildly between partisan culture war and appeals to national comity.
The Democrats Aren’t Even Trying
They’re acting as if they already lost the election.
Republicans Think They Can Beat Biden, and Harris, and Whitmer, and Newsom
They’re not worried.
‘I Think It’s Happening’
The lone senator who has called on Biden to withdraw is growing confident that the president will leave the race.
The End of Biden’s Candidacy Approaches
Democratic leadership is making a more concerted effort to push him from the race.
The Only Thing Left for Republicans to Debate About Trump
The Republican National Convention has been purged of any resistance.