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State control of the US economy, or socialism, expanded sharply in 2025 under a Republican White House and Congress

The United States took a big step toward greater state ownership or control of the economy—a form of socialism—in 2025. This change is occurring under unified Republican domination...

Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting

Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections.

Your Politics Questions

We answer reader queries about the midterms.

U.S. Government Response to Russian Activities: Senate Intelligence Committee, Volume 3

The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the U.S. government response to Russian interference traces how officials learned of the threat, why they held back public warnings, a...

Does No One Understand How Our Government Works?

A headline and poll makes me ask.

Using the Power of the Government to Win Elections

Paul Rosenzweig: “The principle that government ought to be administered for the benefit of all citizens, not on behalf of one political party, lies at the core of America’s democr...

Politics as Team Sports

Texas Choosin' Edition.

But, Didn’t the US System Work Recently?

Answering a question about our messy institutional mechanisms.

Who Told Government It Was Responsible for Happiness?

There is a dangerous trend in modern politics, and it doesn’t belong to one political party. It belongs to all of us. Every election cycle, candidates promise to solve another prob...

Politics And The Markets 09/27/26

Paid for By the US Government

Last week, James Joyner noted that the US government was paying for pro-Trump ads on television, in what is clearly a violation of federal law. Over the weekend, another spot dropp...

Politics And The Markets 08/30/26

Executive Action

We look at a few governors’ races worth watching.

Politics And The Markets 10/01/26

Politics And The Markets 09/30/26

The American Government Is Running On Vibes

I’m not sure Darline Graham could pick out Iran on a mapContinue reading on Medium »

GOP's Familiar Fight Over Big Government

Politics And The Markets 09/21/26

US Government Runs Trump ‘Love Me’ Ad

Some say this is unusual.

Politics And The Markets 09/22/26

Politics And The Markets 09/20/26

Politics And The Markets 09/26/26

Politics And The Markets 10/04/26

Politics chat: Trump vs the media; rolling back health and education spending

We look at President Trump's fight with some of the White House press corps, as well as his attempt to claw back $810 million in Congressionally-approved funds for health and educa...