If Democrats vote against everyone sight unseen, then Republicans will vote for everyone sight unseen. However, if Democrats demonstrate that they’re considering each candidate on the merits, they have at least a fighting chance of defeating one or two of Trump’s nominees.

Open office plans, cell phones, constant notifications: these are all things that fight against sustained attention on a task. For some people and some tasks, that doesn’t matter. But for a lot of important work, it matters a lot.

You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.

If you want to make a difference in America, you need to be prepared for a very long, very frustrating slog.

Rising inequality is a cultural and economic cancer on a lot of different levels.

Republican voters already hated Democrats so much that [Bill] Clinton and [Barack] Obama didn't really have much impact.

Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.