Archive - Tusk

More on changing public opinion

A podcast episode gets into what's possible

14 hrs ago •

Public opinion is mutable

Democrats are squandering opportunities to change it

Mar 7 •

Podcast episode on race and the parties

Why the Trump administration is leaning in hard on white identity

Mar 5 •

Two different approaches to politics

Democrats and Republicans don't just disagree about policy; they disagree about what kind of political system we have

Mar 4 •

What's up with Trump and Russia?

For some in the GOP, Russia is a Giant Cold Florida, where woke goes to die

Mar 1 •

February 2025

New podcast episode on town halls

Are town halls useful? Are they breathing some life into Democratic House members?

Feb 28 •

The Trump agenda: What's legitimate, what's illegitimate

And the challenges of coming up with an opposing message

Feb 27 •

Democratic backsliding and race

Weird how those who are okay with democratic erosion and violence also want to restore the old racial hierarchy

Feb 24 •

A conquered faction

Paths for non-Trump Republicans

Feb 22 •

The attack on higher education, and some early responses

How life at universities is suddenly, and dramatically, shifting

Feb 21 •

Trump's following the populist playbook

His style is chaotic, but the "elite" targets are very predictable

Feb 17 •

Why Trump's targets are so specific and the pushback is so vague

A new podcast episode on the first three weeks of this administration

Feb 15 •

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