Senior Editor @TheDispatch

Joined March 2009
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New: @BenSasse sits down for an interview with me at a bar in Manhattan. We talked about many topics—from his childhood to politics to Heaven—and why his message about “redeeming the time” after his terminal cancer diagnosis is resonating with so many. thedispatch.com/article/ben-…
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NEW: In 2018, white working-class voters approved of Trump on the economy by 30 points. Now they disapprove by as much as that margin in some polls. My piece on how Trump’s big blue-collar white vulnerability is reshaping the 2026 landscape nytimes.com/2026/06/13/us/po…
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"When people with Down syndrome tell their stories, they use words like, 'I love my life.'" thedispatch.com/article/down…
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Read @valerificent on the social contagion of suicide and the media's double standards for reporting on assisted suicide. thedispatch.com/article/assi…
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After the Trump presidency concludes, stopping Court packing schemes will become the most urgent battle in the defense of the rule of law, the Constitution, and American democracy.
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Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country.  We could have 13 seats matching the district structure of the federal judiciary, but also a process that makes it less partisan. We cannot have partisan warfare every time there's an opening on the court
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RT to grant Freddy automatic U.S. citizenship. Like to amend the Constitution so he can run for president.
This is the most “The European mind can’t comprehend this” moment of my life. One of my friends said, “Punch me five times tomorrow and I’ll still think this isn’t real.”
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The stabbing at Penn Station on Sunday is yet another story of a frequent offender allowed to remain on the street until he kills or seriously maims someone. Every time, people ask: why does this keep happening? As I argue @thedispatch, you're not being deceived. Frequent offenders make up a massive share of crime. The 10 percent of the population most prone to offending accounts for 66 percent of all crime, in one estimate. But the problem is that in many places, our system isn't designed to recognize that different criminals are different. We discriminate based on offense rather than based on offender. We decline to charge misdemeanors (even when there are 60 of them); our habitual offender laws are old and outdated; our policing strategies react to calls rather than targeting prolific actors. Until our system actually recognizes the reality of offender concentration, we'll keep seeing brutal attacks like Sunday's. Read the whole piece 👇 thedispatch.com/article/crim…
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Sen .Warner to Semafor on Clayton DNI nom: "He's very qualified. I have no idea why the president didn't nominate him yesterday, we could have found a path and Director Gabbard could have stayed on until he was confirmed. Now the House is out of session" Wyden does not have a comment yet
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News: Trump announces he will nominate Jay Clayton as DNI. Perfect timing with the House having left already after failing to extend FISA. It expires tomorrow night
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NEW Crystal Ball Senate Rating Changes Alaska Leans R to Toss-up NC Toss-up to Leans D Ohio Leans R to Toss-up GOP still favored because they only need one of the four Toss-ups, while Ds need all four
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Fetterman told me he’s not endorsing Collins but had a lot to say about “P-hustle” “The question is: Will the Democratic Party add it to the platform that it’s okay if their candidates drop dick pics for a decade on social media, on Kik. Or are we now going to make it formalized that it’s okay if you have Nazi ink?”
News - With all of Platner's baggage, some Democrats think they can take the majority without Maine. This was unthinkable just a few months ago. - Sen. Warnock said Maine is no longer a total must-win to flip Senate: “We have many opportunities. And that map has grown wider" - Sen. Rosen said Dems "absolutely" can win without Platner: Iowa, Texas, Ohio, NC, Alaska: "There is a path for us to take the Senate back ... we're going to make some dents every place that we can" - Senate Dem: “I can imagine a scenario where you lose Maine” and win the majority. Blumenthal said: “We have a path without Maine. But we’re counting on winning Maine" D strategist working on Senate races: "Democrats have expanded the map....We don’t have to, nor should we, cross our fingers hoping Platner can drag a mountain of baggage across the finish line in Maine anymore.” - Rosen, Warnock, Ossoff not endorsing Platner. Fetterman openly going after him. Warren said Dems need to get on board: “He has a really good chance to win in this race. And we should help him do it" - Dem groups still keeping Maine on board but acknowledge there are multiple paths to the majority now - NRSC polling was "bleak" yesterday but Collins has improved her numbers a bit, one attendee said - Sen. Murphy thought my question was silly: "if I'm someone who believes that we're going to win Maine, then I don't spend any time thinking about not winning Maine"
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BREAKING @jewishinsider via @marcrod97: "Ex-Biden chief Ron Klain defends Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo" Klain: "The tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan" jewishinsider.com/2026/06/ro…
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Check out our updated store: store.thedispatch.com/
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Not the clear-eyed consistency we’ve come to expect from Nancy Mace…
Nancy Mace on Alan Wilson last year: “Women who come forward in your system are treated like criminals under your leadership, in your system and on your watch, Attorney General Alan Wilson." Nancy Mace on Alan Wilson today: Endorses him for governor of South Carolina.
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If you think the Hotchkiss very online weirdo didn’t know what tattoo he was getting when he selected it, you’re naive. If you think he didn’t google it in the subsequent 18 years, you are being willfully ignorant.
When I look at the symbol tattooed on @grahamformaine’s stomach, I do not see a tattoo. I see the symbol worn by the people who murdered my great-grandmother after shooting nine of her children in front of her. The Democratic Party nominated him anyway. Disgraceful.
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When I look at the symbol tattooed on @grahamformaine’s stomach, I do not see a tattoo. I see the symbol worn by the people who murdered my great-grandmother after shooting nine of her children in front of her. The Democratic Party nominated him anyway. Disgraceful.
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What’s the Difference Between a Platner Senate and a Collins Senate? thedispatch.com/article/plat… If consequentialism tempts you to vote for a creep, first weigh the actual consequences.
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"If consequentialism tempts you to vote for a creep, first weigh the actual consequences." | @McCormackJohn The difference between a Platner Senate and a Collins Senate: thedispatch.com/article/plat…
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In a two-way race in 2024, Donald Trump got 26.5% of the vote in City of Los Angeles. In a three-way race in 2026, Spencer Pratt has 26.7% of the vote. I'm not sure what the mystery is that demands a conspiratorial explanation.
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