Lincoln Mitchell
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New York, NY, United States
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Opinion: Why Putin puts his neighbor Georgia on edge
Georgia is a reminder that while President Joe Biden has consistently expressed concern that escalating the war in Ukraine could lead to a direct conflict between Russia and NATO, there are other places where the war could expand, writes Lincoln Mitchell -- and Georgia is top of that list. → Read More
Dr. Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul's recent tense exchange over Covid sends a message
Dr. Anthony Fauci's fiery exchange with Sen. Rand Paul during a Senate hearing about Covid showed how the public health expert has been forced to choose integrity over the the façade of nonpartisanship. → Read More
Omicron isn't Biden's fault, but the right is going to try to make us think it is
Omicron is bad news for Joe Biden, even though its spread will partly be because of the GOP's misinformation and disinformation campaign against Covid vaccines and masks. → Read More
Opinion: The census is a lucky break for Republicans
Lincoln Mitchell writes that the changes in Congressional seating resulting from the new census data could cost the Democrats control of the House in 2022. → Read More
Opinion: Andrew Cuomo's future may rest on more than the merits of the case against him
Impeachment, as we saw twice over the last two years, is a political process. That, not the merits of the case, could decide Cuomo's future, writes Lincoln Mitchell. → Read More
Opinion: This would be a costly mistake for progressives
The progressive organization No Excuses PAC is seeking to find primary opponents for Democratic senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, both of whom are up for reelection in 2024, Politico reported. Some progressives are frustrated with the unwillingness of Manchin and Sinema, among the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, to abolish the filibuster, which would… → Read More
Opinion: Impeaching Trump is only the start
American democracy can only be rebuilt and strengthened when we begin by processing not just how close we came to losing it, but the extent to which not just one man, but many around him, including the leadership of one of our major political parties, may have contributed to that, writes Lincoln Mitchell → Read More
Opinion: The extraordinary rise of Pete Buttigieg
Lincoln Mitchell writes that the news that Pete Buttigieg will be President-elect Joseph Biden's nominee for transportation secretary is the latest step in an extraordinary political journey. "As Buttigieg is about to become the youngest member of Biden's cabinet and America's first out LGBTQ cabinet member, he continues to be a groundbreaking politician who, due to his obvious intellect and… → Read More
Where Biden got the votes that helped push him over the top (opinion)
Lincoln Mitchell writes that if American political life remains so polarized -- and we have not seen any evidence to suggest otherwise -- it will continue to be difficult for smaller third parties to get much support in elections → Read More
Harvey Milk's murder is a stark reminder of the persistence of police brutality
Few realize Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone were killed in part due to their opposition to police violence and abuse → Read More
Opinion: Win or lose, the party won't be over for Trump
A clear Democratic victory doesn't mean that Trumpism within the Republican Party will end, writes Lincoln Mitchell. Ironically, it could be the opposite -- that a big Democratic win could help the pro-Trump factions even if Donald Trump himself loses the White House. → Read More
Opinion: The one thing Trump's Covid infection won't change
Lincoln Mitchell writes that unless Trump dramatically changes his style and approach -- something he hasn't done in the more than 40 years he has been a public figure -- he will continue to divide, bluster and attack while failing to address the pandemic in a meaningful sustainable way; and voters will continue to see the choice as between Trump and Biden. → Read More
Opinion: The college reopening mess didn't have to happen
Many colleges made bad reopening decisions because they were stuck in a double bind of financial and political concerns, writes Columbia University political scientist Lincoln Mitchell. → Read More
Biden shouldn't rule out a second term if he wins (opinion)
If Biden becomes president, his success could depend largely on his ability to persuade Congress, the media and the rest of Washington that he is going to seek a second term in office, writes Lincoln Mitchell → Read More
What Trump gets wrong about law and order (opinion)
Donald Trump's law and order campaign pitch is backfiring as he makes the surreal argument of pointing to chaos in the streets of his own America and trying to scare people into thinking that is what Biden's America would look like, writes Lincoln Mitchell. → Read More
Reckoning with the Trump effect on school reopening
Donald Trump's malignant distractions on difficult questions like the reopening of schools are sadly emblematic of an America unable to make thoughtful policies while suffering through a pandemic and a recession without any proper leadership, writes Lincoln Mitchell. → Read More
What we don't know about Joe Biden
Lincoln Mitchell writes that the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the flaws in a US presidential primary system that focuses on policy minutiae rather than what matters most in a candidate: leadership style and crisis management → Read More
How San Francisco's quirky politics gave California an edge in the Covid-19 fight
Lincoln Mitchell writes the story of how two San Francisco mayors -- one, London Breed, who currently holds that job, and another, Gavin Newsom, who has moved on to become California's governor -- have gotten out in front of this pandemic, suggests that San Francisco may have been doing something right all along. → Read More
A pandemic is no time to go federal
Lincoln Mitchell writes that while America's federalist system of government might have some upsides with regards to things like tax policy or developing schools and universities, it does not provide the best way to respond to a pandemic. → Read More
Commentary: Why Trump’s border wall would backfire on him
The stalemate between Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over funding for ... → Read More