The Obsolete Politics of James Carville
The Clinton-era avatar of respectable Democratic politics continues to confuse elite opinion with public sentiment.
Ed Burmila
Ed Burmila is a Chicago-based writer and recovering academic. He is the host of Mass for Shut-Ins, the premier podcast of leftist politics, historical arcana, and cocktail recipes. His work has appeared in The Baffler, The Outline, The Nation, and other quality outlets.
Democrats Should Embrace a Few Purity Tests
Voters can have a little certainty about what the party stands for, as a treat.
By Ed Burmila
The New Behemoths of Health Care Bureaucracy
Some of America's biggest companies are middlemen who profit from the system's wastefulness.
By Ed Burmila
State Under Siege
The American right's unyielding ardor for federal power
By Ed Burmila
The State of Emergency
If Trump wanted to give himself sweeping new powers, could anyone stop him?
