Perry Bacon

The horrors and misdeeds committed by the United States government almost daily are directly caused by people like Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, and of course, Donald Trump. But Republicans outside of the administration you’ve heard of, such as H... See more

Ruben Gallego often embodies the worst tendencies of Democrats. In one of his first acts as a U.S. senator, the Arizonan endorsed the Trump-backed Laken Riley Act, which makes it easier for the government to detain undocumented immigrants if they are accu... See more

CBS Evening News over the weekend released five “principles” that would guide the program under Tony Dokoupil, who was installed into the anchor role at the show as part of a number of changes by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. One of the principles is “We Lo... See more

From J. Edgar Hoover authorizing extensive surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr. to James Comey relaunching a misguided investigation of Hillary Clinton days before the 2016 election, many of the eight previous non-interim FBI directors have shown terri... See more

Transcript: It’s Sanders vs. Schumer in Several Key Dem Primaries Perry Bacon The New Republic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed argues that it will be impossible to bring down costs without challenging major corporations. here or by following this... See more