D.J. McGuire
D.J. is an Adjunct Faculty Instructor in Economics at Tidewater Community College, a cost estimator, and a musician. A neoconservative, he has watched the Republican Party succumb to white supremacist and anti-democratic impulses with alarm. He now calls himself a Red Dog Democrat.
Will Mitt Romney Eventually Endorse Harris?
The fundamental disagreement on foreign policy isn’t between Romney and Harris. It’s between Romney and Trump. Romney and Harris actually agree with each other (and me). I still hold out hope that Romney will recognize that and endorse Harris.
Recycled Protectionist Arguments Still Fail
Oren Cass tried to make old arguments against freer trade new. It didn’t go well.
Keystone Polish-American Leaders Back Harris
Polish-Americans know better than to treat Russia with kid gloves.
Republicans Vote to Starve Our Military
Even the GOP House Armed Services Chair opposed a Continuing Resolution that would cut even funding for military pay, but all Virginia Republicans voted Aye.
What Does It Take For Elected Officials To Break Up With Trump?
Trump and Vance’s continuing madness and mendacity should embarrass every Republican who stands by him. I can’t speak to all of them. But maybe I can speak to one.
This Election Is Over … For Now.
Last night’s debate was a one-sided affair. It will surely have the same impact as prior major debates. Except that impact was…far less than we remember.
Russia Caught Funding Far Right Influencers
Department of Justice indicts two Russia Today employees with funneling $9.7 million to Tenet, home to numerous Trumpist social media influencers.
Liz Cheney Endorses Kamala Harris
[B]ecause of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.
Harris Unveils ‘Opportunity Economy’ Plans
In, Raleigh, the Vice President melds continuity and change, offers some good and some bad, and once again reveals the low bar Trump provides on economics.
Three Years Later, Afghanistan Still Resists
Americans may tell themselves the War in Afghanistan is over. The people we left behind don’t have that luxury. They’re still in the fight against the Taliban.
