by Alex Knepper Simply as a raw display of political power, it's hard not to admire the brutal efficacy with which the Democrats cowered their people into rallying around the idea of Joe Biden. The idea of Joe Biden isn't a terrible candidate, and as the VP of the first black president he retains a … Continue reading Super Tuesday Fallout: The ‘Establishment’ Wins Again
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Super Tuesday 2020: What to Look for As the Results Come In
by Alex Knepper Apparently the center-left has learned something from the Trump 2016 trainwreck after all. After the Nevada caucuses, it looked as though the Democrats were headed down the same path as the Republicans in 2016, whereby a hopelessly divided center-left was unable to coalesce around a single candidate in time to stop a … Continue reading Super Tuesday 2020: What to Look for As the Results Come In
Why Bernie? Why Now? Our New ‘Time for Choosing’
by Alex Knepper That the center-left is hopelessly divided in the 2020 presidential primary -- which has become something of my catchphrase for the unfolding shape of the contest -- is not an accident. The center-left is tired, ideologically and intellectually exhausted, fully accommodated to Reaganism -- and cannot prevent recurring outbreaks of fascism-lite a … Continue reading Why Bernie? Why Now? Our New ‘Time for Choosing’
The Center-Left’s Very Big Mess — and Its Potential Savior
by Alex Knepper Right now, no candidate in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has a plausible path to winning a majority of delegates. Assuming the clear winner of a plurality vote is the person to beat going into a brokered convention, however, it's unquestionably Bernie Sanders's shoes you'd like to be in -- … Continue reading The Center-Left’s Very Big Mess — and Its Potential Savior
What Does Elizabeth Warren Think She’s Doing?
by Alex Knepper Elizabeth Warren wants to win. She wants the nomination; she doesn't want 'a progressive' to get the nomination; she's in it to win it, and she intends to put everything on the table before conceding. Given the new standards for the age of presidential contenders, this might not be her last national … Continue reading What Does Elizabeth Warren Think She’s Doing?
A Second ‘Brexit’ Referendum Is a Suicide Wish for Liberal Democracy
by Alex Knepper The UK's decision to leave the European Union is disastrous, and one can't help but wonder if, as they have done in the past, the British saw a gathering storm of ideological extremism, political and economic instability, and days of reckoning approaching their shores -- and decided they'd like to opt out … Continue reading A Second ‘Brexit’ Referendum Is a Suicide Wish for Liberal Democracy
