Radio Free America: The lessons Democrats can learn from Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk evolved from an internet joke into a political opportunist who recognized that proximity to power was all that mattered.
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Proof from the states: The right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century
We read the legislation introduced across all 50 states this session and pulled out the worst of it. 1,182 bills, 48 states, everything from abortion bounties to studying chemtrails to a proposal to legalize cockfighting against robots.
Radio Free America: Let’s talk about who Republicans campaign with
Abdul El-Sayed has been asked about Hasan Piker by what feels like every outlet in the country. Nobody asked John James or Bill Huizenga about sharing a stage with Ted Nugent.
Radio Free America: Leftists are losing the war of ideas
A version of Medicare for All that lets people keep private insurance isn't a retreat from the left's goals. It's a concession to how governing actually works.
Radio Free America: We need another Anthony Bourdain
After 2024, Democrats went looking for their Joe Rogan, a podcaster who could reach young men. It found Hasan Piker. The better model premiered on the Travel Channel in 2005.
Radio Free America: How Ken Martin could fix the Democratic Party
In his latest Radio Free America column, Aaron Kleinman argues DNC Chair Ken Martin could protect Democratic incumbents and push back against special-interest influence by restricting ActBlue strictly to candidates and party committees.
Radio Free America: Don’t be a J6 Democrat
Democratic influencers are demanding Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear replace Mitch McConnell with a Democrat. There are just two small problems: McConnell is still alive, and Kentucky law explicitly forbids it.
Radio Free America: Political nonprofits are the establishment
Former nonprofit executives keep campaigning as anti-establishment outsiders. The problem? When your career runs on big donor funding, you are the political establishment.
Radio Free America: The Right is objectively pro-diarrhea
RFK Jr.’s war on the FDA is making "real food" more dangerous than junk food. As a painful cyclospora outbreak spreads through fresh vegetables, a year of federal budget cuts and deregulation has left the agency increasingly powerless to police what we ingest.
Radio Free America: What Marc Andreessen can learn from Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Billionaire Marc Andreessen claims charity is pointless, but his AI data centers are facing major public backlash over their staggering energy consumption. Silicon Valley tech giants could learn a valuable lesson in public relations from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.