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Takes™
I am a columnist for the New York Times and I have a lot of takes! Here is where you can find a few of them, in audio form. For video, checkout my YouTube page.
(Note: “Takes™” is not actually trademarked. It’s a joke.)
Episodes
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Non-citizen voting is a fake problem made up by losers
It is important to understand that claims of mass voter fraud by hordes of illegal, non-citizen voters are total fabrications. They are deployed by Donald…
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Who gets to be an American?
At a recent rally, President Trump's allies made clear what their movement is really about. Video on YouTube.
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Donald Trump is forging new frontiers in presidential bigotry
I cannot emphasize enough how significant — in a distinctly bad way — it is that the president of the United States is the worst kind of gutter bigot; that he…
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Republicans should have to answer for Elon Musk
The Republican Party's single largest donor is also a deranged white supremacist whose foray into government killed hundreds of thousands of people. And yet…
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Vivek Ramaswamy and JD Vance double-down on their degeneracy
Despite broad and bipartisan condemnation of the abysmal anti-Amy Acton ad, both Ramaswamy and his partner-in-crime, JD Vance, are running with the attack…
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In which Vivek Ramaswamy flies his campaign directly into a mountain
The Ramaswamy campaign claimed responsibility today for one of the most heinous political ads I've ever seen. Let's talk about it! Video on YouTube.
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Well...what if they are actually Nazis?
I think that the job of a political commentator is to say what is true, even if it is a little impolite. Video on YouTube.
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Marco Rubio does not know a thing about "Western civilization"
Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to Athens last week to tell a juvenile story about an imaginary construct and among the worst things about the speech is…
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Forget about "polarization"; the real problem with American politics is the radicalized right-wing
Utah Governor Spencer Cox is making the rounds with a new book where he, again, insists that the problem facing American politics is polarization, and that the…
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Many Americans think Donald Trump is honest. Why?
Trump's open racism paradoxically makes many Americans think he is more honest and trustworthy. Call it the "Archie Bunker" effect. Video on YouTube.
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What should Democrats do if they win?
At the very least, they must hold these people accountable. Anything less is a betrayal. Video on Youtube.
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They're saying the "J" in J.D. Vance stands for "Juiceless"
The "D" stands for "Dipshit." You can watch the video version of this on YouTube.
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Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive
I hope JD Vance is proud of himself. Here, I'll leave a quote from the Bel family's pastor. “I know that I’m a pastor and I’m supposed to be forgiving,” he…
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There Was No Vibe Shift
Also known as "How Seth Moulton misread the 2024 election and destroyed his career as a result." Video on YouTube.
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We need to cut the Supreme Court down to size
In the scheme of things, the fact that the justices seal their records isn't the biggest deal in the world. And yet, it is emblematic of the way the court sits…
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"America First" has been the worst failure in American history
Everything about the MAGA agenda has completely failed to produce security or prosperity for the American people. Democrats need to be as loud and emphatic…
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It looks like Democrats are getting serious about Supreme Court reform
Rep. Jim Clyburn told Meet the Press on Sunday that he would support expanding the court to 13 justices. That is a very strong indication that should Democrats…
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Donald Trump's presidency is a conspiracy against the Constitution
It is useful to remind ourselves that this president is engaged in an open conspiracy against the Constitution and the basic rights of the entire American…
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Everything is Gender: Trump's Anti-Canada Trade War Edition
Another look at how gender anxiety and highly reactionary notions of gender identity shape the Trump administration. Also, some classical Greek political…
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To be a Trump Republican you have to dare to be stupid
The title is pretty self-explanatory. Video on YouTube.
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The Democratic Establishment Needs Ideas, Badly
One of the problems facing moderate and establishment candidates in their competition with their more progressive counterparts is a serious dearth of ideas.
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No matter what, we have to tear down Trump’s corrupt ballroom
Demolish it, blow it up, I don't care. But the ballroom has to go. Video on YouTube.
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What Democrats Can Learn from Mitch McConnell
The task ahead of them in the majority, as McConnell understood when he won the Senate under Obama, is to be an opposition to the White House and not a partner.
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"The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece?
From my Letterboxd: This, to be clear, is not a bad thing. Nolan is covering the same thematic territory he did nearly 20 years ago and more recently with…
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How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line?
For any given question you ask the public, around 25 percent of people will embrace the most unhinged or ridiculous answer available. That is the…
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How Donald Trump's partisan presidency is splitting the union
The president is treating Democratic-led states like colonies to be dominated, and it is the kind of thing that undermines the very notion of a federal union…
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Why Natalie Harp is the most important, and powerful, person in Trump’s White House
[Vladimir Harkonnen voice] She who controls the information controls the president. Watch on YouTube.
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What's the deal with Natalie Harp?
Why is it that we're talking about one of the president's minor aides, what is her significance to Trump, and why the whole scandal demonstrates the political…