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Jason Linkins

Jason Linkins is a deputy editor at The New Republic. Previously, he served as a senior editor at ThinkProgress, and as a long-time staff writer at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared at The Baffler, The Awl, Maclean’s, and DCist. He is the co-author of Schoolhouse Wreck: The Betsy DeVos Story for Strong Arm Press.

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February 4, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Only Debt Ceiling Deal Is No Deal at All
Biden made a vow never to repeat the Obama administration’s worst mistake. His resolve is now being put to a test.
January 28, 2023
Jason Linkins
George Santos Is a Model Republican
A growing number of conservatives are calling for the New York lawmaker’s ouster from Congress. But why? He fits in just fine.
January 21, 2023
Jason Linkins
Biden’s Document Screwup Is an Ethical Opportunity
Rather than follow the Beltway’s cynical damage-control playbook, the president should put on a master class in how to take responsibility for a mistake.
January 14, 2023
Jason Linkins
Mint the Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin, Dark Brandon!
The debt ceiling is a legendarily ridiculous problem. Fortunately, there is a ridiculously legendary solution.
January 7, 2023
Jason Linkins
The Viral Stupidity of Politicians’ TikTok Bans
Lawmakers across the country are looking to kill off the social media platform for many of the same sins that Big Tech commits regularly.
December 27, 2022
Jason Linkins
Who Said It: Donald Trump or Norma Desmond?
They’re both increasingly isolated and adrift from their glory days, but only one is a former president.
December 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
Nimrod of the Year: Elon Musk
Tesla’s CEO was long portrayed as a business genius. His incompetent rule of Twitter proves he’s really just a thirsty, right-wing dimwit.
December 19, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Next Step in the Fight for the Good Life
How Democrats can heed the lessons of 2022 in the year to come
December 10, 2022
Jason Linkins
Hit Corporate America Where It Hertz
The rental car agency is getting away with subjecting its customers to false arrests and imprisonment. How bad do things have to get before there are real consequences for bad behavior?
December 3, 2022
Jason Linkins
The GOP’s “New Direction”: More Extremism
If you think that Republicans have learned any lessons from their disappointing midterm election showing, think again.
November 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
Guess What, It’s Abolish-the-Debt-Ceiling O’Clock (Again)
If the Democrats don’t use the lame-duck session to take this economic doomsday device out of the incoming GOP’s hands, God help us all.
November 12, 2022
Jason Linkins
Biden’s Democracy Argument Worked
The pundits thought the Democratic Party’s closing argument for the midterms was going to end in certain disaster. Swing and a miss!
November 11, 2022
Jason Linkins
Kevin McCarthy Is in Trouble
As the GOP’s margin of victory in the House dwindles in the direction of single digits, so too go his chances of becoming speaker.
November 9, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Red Wave Died Down to a Red Ripple
A night that was supposed to be a bloodbath for Democrats is instead a massively disappointing midterm outing for the GOP.
October 28, 2022
Jason Linkins
Will Elon Musk Ruin Twitter? That’s the Wrong Question.
The Tesla mogul has taken up ownership of a company that may not have much of a future with or without him.
October 22, 2022
Jason Linkins
The January 6 Committee Can’t Win an Election
The congressional investigation into the Capitol Riot accomplished much, but it was never a good vehicle to deliver the midterms to the Democrats.
October 15, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Industry Devouring the American Dream
Private equity’s tentacles reach nearly every aspect of our lives, and it’s making everything worse.
October 10, 2022
Jason Linkins
The United States of Plutocracy
As if dodgy oligarchs and shifty tax cheats didn’t have enough help hiding their ill-gotten gains, your state government may have stepped up to join the con.
October 1, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Loneliness of Donald Trump
The former president says he made several secret new friends during his time in the White House. Not that they did him any good.
September 23, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Republican Plot to Weaponize the Government Against Political Enemies
Trump’s “Schedule F” plan to eliminate workplace protections for the civil service was averted in 2020. But the GOP still dreams of the purge.

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