Nathan Pippenger
Democracy Journal
California, United States
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Past articles by Nathan:
Enough With Celebrity Candidates
Avenatti 2020 speculation is headache-inducing. → Read More
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? → Read More
Trump Week 55: Authoritarianism Watch
Some highlights from the week, as Trump's behavior is as unsettling to the state of our democracy as ever. → Read More
Conservative Defenses of the GOP’s Tax Bill Are Getting Creative
Some thoughts on penmanship and partisanship, in the 18th century and now. → Read More
How to Interpret a Catastrophe
Does denunciation make it harder to defeat Trumpism? → Read More
Facing up to Disagreement
An essay in Boston Review reminds us that there was a dark side to the era of genteel bipartisan dealmaking and points to a way forward in a polarized era. → Read More
How Badly Can Trump Harm Health Care?
Republicans seem unable to repeal the ACA. But that's not stopping Trump from pursuing a destructive health care agenda. → Read More
Is Trump Panic More Dangerous than Trumpism?
Shadi Hamid joins a group of critics who are sounding the alarm about the excesses of anti-Trumpism. But are they right? → Read More
Still Searching for an Anti-DREAMer Rationale
An anti-DACA argument in The Washington Post shows the gap where Trump and company's justification should be. → Read More
The Depth of Trump’s Cruelty to DREAMers
Among undocumented immigrants, DREAMers are the group closest to enjoying what scholars call "social citizenship." That's why removing them is especially pointless and cruel. → Read More
Don't Overthink This
There's no doubt that Democrats face a lot of problems, but their challenges are far from insurmountable. → Read More
Trump’s Press Conference Tells You Everything You Need To Know
The President of the United States makes his basic unfitness plain for all to see. → Read More
How Should We Think About Inequality?
Research on Seattle's new minimum wage has cast doubt over whether $15 an hour really gave a raise to low-wage workers. An article in Boston Review offers unconventional advice for progressives arguing over that finding: Change the subject. → Read More
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. → Read More
Should We Want Politics To Be Boring?
It depends on whether you think Trump is an anomaly. → Read More
Is Polarization Nullifying Scandals?
It may be that only Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell can change the right's mind on Russia. → Read More
Opposition to the Lost Cause Is Still Political
The one problem with Mitch Landrieu's otherwise remarkable and important speech. → Read More
Bad Brains
The Baffler takes on the political problems created by our vaunted view of intelligence. → Read More
The Battle of Ideas in the New Gilded Age
Freedom's just another word for being left to defend yourself against impersonal economic forces that will crush you like a bug. → Read More
Secession: Still a Bad Idea
The ugly attitudes behind half-serious calls for a "Bluexit." → Read More