The Obsolescence of Being Earnest

Paul Ryan steps down from Congress and joins his ideological ally Arthur Brooks in retirement. How should we interpret the legacy of these earnest pseudo-wonks?

By Nathan Pippenger

April 12, 2018, 7:18 pm – 4 MIN READ

The GOP's March Toward Trumpcare Is (Literally) Unthinkable

Just how out-of-bounds is the GOP's push to destroy Obamacare? It may actually break our normal categories for thinking about the very meaning of representative government.

By Nathan Pippenger

July 25, 2017, 6:53 pm – 4 MIN READ

The Quiet Attack on Obamacare

The Trump Administration can do plenty of damage to the Affordable Care Act even if Congress fails at repealing it.

By Nathan Pippenger

February 15, 2017, 4:00 pm – 3 MIN READ

Shutdown Averted, But Flint Still Waits

The “agreement” to fund Flint is entirely theoretical, and these temporary band-aids only feed into the argument that government is inefficient.

By Stan Collender

September 30, 2016, 2:24 pm – 5 MIN READ