'This is an asymmetric advantage for Democrats: They have the ability to create split-ticket voters in Red states that Republicans do not currently have in Blue states.' Republicans have political loyalty; Democrats can choose political diversity. thebulwark.com/p/why-isnt-bid…

Don't be fooled into thinking the House GOP is a collection of responsible lawmakers just because they finally did their job for once thebulwark.com/p/one-cheer-re…

'There’s something about having limitations, self-imposed or otherwise, that can really kick one’s artistry into the next gear.' thebulwark.com/p/how-quentin-…

'The Bragg thing is helping me. Since it’s the only trial happening, it makes it seem like the whole legal case against me is about some business records and hush money.' Things Trump might be thinking: thebulwark.com/p/reading-trum…

Ukraine is anti-Christian, and other Russian lies. Plus: What would you have put on the Voyager Spacecraft? ICYMI, the latest episode of Beg To Differ with Mona Charen and the crew joined by Anne Applebaum and Philip Bump: thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-is-a…

'Boosting our defense industrial capacity needs to be a top national priority. Failure to do so may tempt the Chinese to seize the opportunity of a distracted and overstretched hegemon.' thebulwark.com/p/how-to-deter…

'It is tempting to stand aside as Trump disintegrates into lies, insults, and incoherence at rallies and on social media, or as he deflates in courtrooms. But Democrats need maximum, sustained engagement starting right now.' thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump…

Amid all of Trump's almost freakish good luck, don't forget he *is* standing trial in a criminal case right now, and it's not going too well for him. thebulwark.com/p/lucky-trump-…

''We’re writing a rule for the ages,' Justice Neil Gorsuch said. But no one asked Gorsuch to write a rule for the ages. The Court was given a narrow question to decide and the Court’s conservatives chose to widen the aperture as much as possible.' thebulwark.com/p/conservative…

'The back catalog is where publishers make money and going to a Spotify- or Netflix-style all-you-can-eat stream of books would likely destroy the whole industry as it currently exists.' thebulwark.com/p/the-hits-pay…

''World on the Brink' offers a succinct analysis of the twilight struggle between Washington and Beijing. It contains much that is sound and little that is original. But what is original is not sound and what is sound is not original.' thebulwark.com/p/how-to-deter…

'Compared to the end of the Cold War, massive internal migration, and the internet, Rush Limbaugh and Fox strike me as small-ball.' How did we get to the era of hyperpartisan trench warfare? thebulwark.com/p/why-isnt-bid…

'Democrats need maximum, sustained engagement starting right now. They are in an existential race against a criminally charged aspiring dictator, and they should act accordingly—especially and first on immigration.' thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump…

'This trial is a reminder that Trump sits atop a lifetime of many, many vile secrets and a mountain of evidence against him. While much of it is known, the vast amounts that remain not widely known are enough to make voters’ hair fall out.' thebulwark.com/p/lucky-trump-…

'Today my crowds cheer when I say I’ll pardon the J6 hostages. When I’m elected president again. Which I will be. I gotta say, it’s been a hell of a comeback.' Trump takes over Morning Shots? thebulwark.com/p/reading-trum…

Based on oral argument in the presidential immunity case, the Court’s conservative justices seem prepared to effectively reward Trump for January 6th. ICYMI Kimberly Wehle: thebulwark.com/p/supreme-cour…

'The CCP is not unduly paranoid to regard American power as the primary impediment to the growth of Chinese power. The Pax Americana was not devised with the interests of the CCP in mind, and does not reflect its values or practices.' thebulwark.com/p/how-to-deter…

Why isn't Biden winning by 20 points? In part because no presidential candidate of either party can win by 20 points in the modern American political environment. And how did *that* come to be?

Today's Triad from Jonathan V. Last: thebulwark.com/p/why-isnt-bid…

'There are at least two ways to neutralize or even triumph over the dystopian immigration fictions Trump and the GOP are spinning.' Yes, Democrats can win on immigration as a political issue - if they make the most of what Trump is giving them. thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump…

If you’re Trump you get to evade impeachment because you can be criminally prosecuted but then evade criminal prosecution because you were impeached without conviction. thebulwark.com/p/lucky-trump-…