Archive - A Democracy, If You Can Keep It

America's Weimar Crisis

Donald Trump declares an emergency in order to provoke one

3 hrs ago •

Maybe, For Once, Trump Did The Right Thing

Diplomacy isn't always the answer

Jun 23 •

Is Immigration Good For The Working Class?

A brief history of a vexed question

Jun 16 •

Chronicle of A Divorce Foretold

Elon Musk may be even more infantile than Donald Trump

Jun 9 •

What Is Politics About?

Not just material well-being

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Israel Permits Itself Anything

Even the use of mass starvation

May 27 •

Will we control AI, or will AI control us?

May 19 •

Habemus Candidatus!

An idle fantasy of electoral reform

May 12 •

Donald Trump's New Reality Show

Previously known as a cabinet meeting

May 5 •

April 2025

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