Alex Cole Since WWII, Democrats have outperformed Republicans on the economy. GDP growth averages 4.23% under Dems vs. 2.36% under GOP. Job creation? 1.7% yearly for Dems, 1.0% for Republicans. Also, 9 of the last 10 recessions started under Republican presidents. Data speaks louder than

Relative to some of the discourse, one thing I was surprised by, reading Ezra Klein Derek Thompson’s book, is that they are explicit that unions are NOT the cause of high public costs/building delays — they explicitly point out countries with far higher union density also build far

The Democratic Party is doomed and dead, and also powerful enough to win an Amish country state senate race and spook Stefanik out of vacating her seat. Contains multitudes.

Shot, chaser: Trump tariff edition

"I became a Trump supporter because I couldn't buy access to the democrats" is definitely something I would expect someone to think in their head rather than say out loud.

Senator John Fetterman Job Approval 🟢 Approve: 50% 🟤 Disapprove: 35% ✨ Fetterman's highest approval rating by Morning Consult. His net approval was +1 in December '23 vs +15 in March '25 Morning Consult | January - March pro.morningconsult.com/trackers/senat…

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The Two Popes is a superior movie to Conclave in every way. It even has double the amount of conclaves

💨 💨 💨 VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

Is the reason the NRCC can't afford more Comms staffers because they're broke?

Upon seeing this Iowa farmer during his visit, Khrushchev patted his belly, exclaiming, “Now there’s a real American!” 1959.

I hate DC because what do you mean there’s a macroeconomics textbook in a little free library

The elite/institutional Dem handwringing over Fetterman is only reinforcing the notion that the leadership of the Dem Party is truly out of touch. Basically, DC Dems are panicking about Fetterman because he won’t agree with them on everything? Why would Dems want to reinforce

Very sad to see what happened to a friend, colleague and a family man. It absolutely didn’t need to go this way. Senator Alex Padilla deserved much better. We collectively must turn the temperature down and find a better way forward for our nation.

How today feels as someone born in the 90s

BIG campaign finance news: SCOTUS has taken up NRSC v. FEC This case is wonky but seismic. It could allow party committees (like NRSC/DSCC) to coordinate freely w candidates & buy TV ads at the much lower rate given to candidates It benefits Rs most & could affect midterms

There’s some new Zach Bryan songs out. They sound exactly like his old songs. So they’re really good.

God is Good

the state fair goes so hard