Should Democrats Force a Government Shutdown?

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Loading... On today's show:  Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox and the author of The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World (PublicAffairs, 2024), talks about the debate among Democrats over whether to go along with the Republican plan to fund the government or withhold their votes, resulting in a shutdown. James Skoufis, New York State senator (D - 42nd District), talks about his bill tha…

Should Democrats Force a Government Shutdown?

Good morning, everyone. Thanks all for your feedback — whether positive or negative — on my piece yesterday after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. As you’ve likely heard, a suspect is now in custody. This has been a disturbing few days for everyone in the political sphere, and I hope all of you continue to take care of yourselves. This morning, for this week’s paid subscriber column, I’ll offer my analysis of Democrats’ options ahead of the lo…

Democrats should force a shutdown to save the government

Democrats have to change their ways. Ideally yesterday.

Calmes: Democrats should force a shutdown to save the government

Jackie Calmes Democrats have to change their ways. Ideally yesterday. The Democratic Party is the pro-government party, simply speaking, and Republicans the antigovernment party. Democrats want to make the government work for people. Trump-era Republicans might as well wear knock-offs of Melania Trump’s old “I really don’t care. Do U?” jacket. For three decades, as […]