Ed Kilgore
New York Magazine
Monterey, CA, United States
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‘Anarcho-Tyranny’ Is Just a Rationalization for Right-Wing Lawlessness
“Anarcho-Tyranny” is a new term popularized by Tucker Carlson for an old idea: that middle-class white Americans are persecuted by powerful elites allied with lawless poor people. It explains their own lawlessness. → Read More
Ron DeSantis Is One Step From Disaster
Having gained no real ground against Trump in the last year, the Florida governor needs to beware several pitfalls that could kill his candidacy. They include a bad Iowa poll; letting a rival catch up; and a campaign trail or debate screwup. → Read More
Ohio’s Pro-Choice Majority Needs to Turn Out Twice This Year
In August, Ohioans will vote on a Republican ballot measure aimed at raising the threshold for a November ballot initiative to restore abortion rights. So Ohio’s pro-choice majority needs to turn out twice in off-year elections. → Read More
Lack of Opportunity Won’t Stop Another Trump Coup Attempt
Many of our institutions have been fortified since the January 6 Captiol riot. But if Donald Trump loses in 2024, he’ll likely find new reasons to delegitimize the election results. → Read More
Are Anti-Abortion Voters Tuning Out After the Fall of Roe?
Before Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade anti-abortion activists were more motivated than their pro-choice rivals. Heading into the 2024 election the shoe is on the other foot as the reproductive rights battle rages in the states. → Read More
Why Democrats Should Make the Supreme Court a Priority in 2024
The Supreme Court is relatively young and may not change shape soon. But Democrats have learned that SCOTUS has a huge impact on the most intimate lives of Americans, making it a perennial issue in presidential and Senate elections, including 2024. → Read More
Trump Could Win Another Lesser-of-Two-Evils Election
Donald Trump won the many voters who disliked him and Hiillary Clinton in 2016. Polls show disgruntled voters are again on the rise, and Trump could beat Joe Biden if 2024 is another unpopularity contest. → Read More
Will Abortion Ballot Initiative Boost 2024 Turnout for New York Democrats?
New York Democrats, via the Legislature, have provided for a constitutional-amendment ballot initiative protecting abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. Part of the plan is to goose turnout and knock off vulnerable Republican House members. → Read More
Trump Allies in Congress Try to Erase His Two Impeachments
Elise Stefanik and Marjorie Taylor Greene are offering resolutions to expunge or whitewash Donald Trump’s two impeachments from the record. There’s no precedent or constitutional sanction for such measures. → Read More
DeSantis Continues Race to Right With Criminal-Justice Reform Veto
Ron DeSantis continued his drive to get to the right of Trump with a blindsiding veto of modest bipartisan criminal-justice legislation backed by nearly every member of the Florida legislature, echoing his attacks on Trump’s First Step Act. → Read More
Trump Plans to Use Nixon Trick to Steal Power From Congress
As part of his effort to gut the federal government, Trump is reviving Nixon’s claim that the president can simply ignore Congress on spending. → Read More
DeSantis 2024’s Bad Start in New Hampshire Could Prove Fatal
Ron DeSantis needs to beat Donald Trump either in Iowa or New Hampshire. The huge field hurts him in Iowa, and his Iowa positioning hurts him in the Granite State. Early missteps in the latter aren’t helping either. → Read More
DeSantis Joins Trump’s Call to End Birthright Citizenship
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, the two 2024 Republican presidential front-runners, are promising to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants, though birthright citizenship is in the Fourteenth Amendment. → Read More
DeSantis Is Trying to Out-Trump Trump. It’s Not Working.
It’s now clear that Ron DeSantis is running as the true conservative” alternative to the front-runner. It’s not working so far, and may be taking a toll on his electability. If it doesn’t win Iowa for him, DeSantis is doomed. → Read More
‘Sunny’ Tim Scott Takes Hardest Line Available on Abortion
2024 Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott’s reputation for sunniness and bipartisanship may not survive his hardline position on abortion, which he’s emphasizing in his desperate effort to win over Iowa conservative evangelicals. → Read More
Freedom Caucus Mulls Ejecting MTG for Loyalty to McCarthy
There are reports that the House Freedom Caucus is mulling a “purge” of Marjorie Taylor Greene, fresh from calling Lauren Boebert a “little bitch,” for excessive friendship with their hostage-taking object Kevin McCarthy. She probably wouldn’t mind. → Read More
Supreme Court Says Texas Can’t Boss Biden Around on Deportation Policy
In an 8-1 decision with Kavanaugh writing the opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that states like Ken Paxton’s Texas do not have legal standing to interfere with the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement policies. → Read More
Democrats Shouldn’t Ignore RFK Jr. They Should Expose Him.
Robert F. Kennedy’s right-wing allies and issue positions will keep him in the news. But he can and should be discredited as a legitimate Democrat challenging Biden, particularly in New Hampshire, where Biden cannot compete. → Read More
Will Hurd Bets GOP Presidential Voters Want Anti-Trump Texan
Anti-Trump former Texas congressman Will Hurd has joined an increasingly crowded 2024 Republican presidential field. Maybe he hopes to dominate a narrow anti-Trump lane or even run as an independent in the general election. → Read More
House Republicans’ ‘Sham’ Censure Was a Gift to Adam Schiff
The House GOP censured Congressman Adam Schiff as retaliation for serving as Donald Trump’s tormentor. But the California Democrat clearly thinks the move will boost his Senate bid as he runs to replace Dianne Feinstein. → Read More