The Babysitter Party: Democrats Have to Stop Being the Party That Wants to Take Things Away
Democrats want to be the adults in the room. They need to find a way to do so without finger-wagging.
The Postrider Roundup: Signalgate, Deportations, and the Dems’ Babysitter Problem
As America Tries to Explain Trump, The Apprentice Uses Trump to Explain America
My Favorite Moments from Jensen Huang’s GTC Keynote 2025
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The Postrider Roundup: Schumer’s Folly and the Democratic Response
The Postrider‘s Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito discuss the continuing resolution, Chuck Schumer’s flagging support, frustration with Democrats at large, and what to make of the numerous high-profile Senate Democratic retirement announcements. Follow Postrider Podcasts on Spotify Follow Postrider Podcasts ...
The Postrider Roundup: The White House vs. Zelenskyy and Budget Resolutions
Michael and Lars talk about the big blow up between Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend, as well as the looming budget deadline, angry town halls, and some early embarassments for the Trump administration. ...
The Postrider’s 97th Academy Awards Preview
As someone who writes about both politics and pop culture, I often strive to find the connections between the two – the areas where politics does indeed seem to be downstream from culture, and the way that relationship feels like ...
The Postrider Roundup: Trump v. Pop Culture, the System, et al.
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss Trump’s pervasive impact on pop culture before turning to Michael’s article on DOGE and “solutionism.” Then, they assess (with some optimism for the system) what checks and balances may limit Trump going forward. ...