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Alex Thomas is based out of Washington, D.C., and has written for
Playboy
, Air Mail and LitHub.
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June 9, 2023
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
The Right Has a Vigilante Fetish
Daniel Penny takes his place in conservatives’ growing pantheon of violent “heroes.”
May 9, 2023
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
The War Between the Republican Billionaires and the Base
The biggest tension in the GOP primary isn’t between Trump and DeSantis.
April 7, 2023
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
The Second January 6 Insurrection
Years after the riot at the Capitol, right-wing figures like Tucker Carlson and Kevin McCarthy are still waging—and winning—the information war on the hearts and minds of the GOP base.
February 6, 2023
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
House Republicans Are Planning Unhinged Investigations. Democrats Should Be Licking Their Chops.
Democratic lawmakers have a golden opportunity to distinguish themselves from Kevin McCarthy’s army of weirdos.
December 15, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Ron DeSantis Is the GOP’s Radical Lightweight
A deep examination of the Florida governor’s policy portfolio reveals little that suggests he’s a “moderate” alternative to Trump.
November 10, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Democrats Have Two Months to Trump-Proof the Presidency
With the party likely to cede the House—if not the Senate—to the GOP, meaningful steps to limit some of the executive branch’s power must be taken during the lame-duck session.
November 9, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
If the GOP Retakes the House, Blame New York’s Bumbling, Selfish Democrats
On a night when things mostly went right for the party, the Empire State’s liberal leaders will be left to rue their costly errors and campaign struggles.
September 28, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Is Trump or DeSantis the Weaker Nominee? The Democrats Will Not Pick Their Poison.
The party may have spent the midterms meddling in GOP primaries to boost its preferred opponents, but it’s not planning on playing that game in the 2024 presidential race.
August 26, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Trump Is Drowning in the Mar-a-Lago Scandal
His run-in with the DOJ may not land him in prison, but it has the potential to sap his political power when he needs it the most.
June 7, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Gun Companies Are More Vulnerable to Lawsuits Than You Think
Firearm manufacturers enjoy many legal protections from civil litigation, but gun-control advocates have found weaknesses that can be exploited.
May 16, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Donald Trump’s Gaffe About
Roe
Has Become America’s Worrisome Future
The anti-abortion movement once recoiled at the former president’s assertion that women should be punished for having abortions. It’s since started to embrace his way of thinking.
June 3, 2021
The Soapbox
Alex Thomas
Elizabeth MacDonough Is the Most Quietly Consequential Person in Washington
The Senate parliamentarian normally flies under the radar, but she now holds the Democrats’ ambitious plans in her hands.
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