Lars Emerson
contact@thepostrider.comPolitics Express: Build Back Biden
Lars and Michael ponder and try to answer three existential questions for the Biden administration: why is his approval low? How can he turn those numbers around? And what does it mean for him in three years?
Three Reasons Biden Shouldn’t Wait on His Supreme Court Nomination
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring this year, giving President Biden his first opportunity to name a nominee for the Supreme Court. Biden had promised during the 2020 campaign (and reaffirmed at a press conference on Thursday) that his ...
Pony Express: Search Party Season 5
Michael, Lars, and Louis review the bizarre fifth season of HBO’s sleeper hit Search Party.
Politics Express: The Four Ways 2022 Could End
Welcome to a midterm year! In 2022’s first Politics Express, Lars and Michael preview the four ways control of Congress could look at the end of 2022.
The Emblematic Millionaire in Nevada’s Gubernatorial Race
In November of 2021, millionaire and former private equity executive Glenn Youngkin – who had never held public office before – won the Virginia gubernatorial election and provided a blueprint for Republicans looking to win statewide office in a Democratic-leaning ...
Pony Express: 2021 Year in Review
Michael, Lars and Louis discuss their favorite movies, TV, music, and more of 2021.
Introducing Our Politics Vertical
Happy New Year, loyal politicos and Postrider aficionados. It’s 2022, which means it’s a midterm year in America. Control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, a majority of governor’s mansions, and most state legislatures will all be up for ...
Politics Express: The Best (and Worst) of Politics 2021
Lars and Michael recap the year, giving superlatives to the best, worst, weirdest, and most embarassing people and moments in politics of 2021. Let us know your picks on Twitter at @ThePostrider or at contact@thepostrider.com!
Politics Express: Mayor-Elect Eric Adams and the New York Governor’s Race
Lars and Michael discuss the factors leading to Eric Adams election as New York City’s mayor and preview the state’s 2022 governor’s race.
COVID-19 Deaths Weren’t Enough to Swing the 2020 Election — But They Might Be In 2024
COVID-19 has killed around 800,000 Americans. Joe Biden won the 2020 election by a margin of less than 45,000 votes in three states. There’s a morbid, tragic, and uncomfortable question that may linger in the back of your mind when ...
Who Was the Best Fed Chair? And How Does Jerome Powell Compare?
Unless he’s renominated by President Biden, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s term will expire in February of 2022. Historically speaking, every modern chair of the Federal Reserve has been renominated by the successive president of a different party (often several ...
Pony Express: Dune and Squid Game
Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss two of the most talk about two of the fall’s biggest hits: Dune and Squid Game.
Politics Express: “…In Our Lifetime?”
Politics Express kicks off its new recurring segment called “…In Our Lifetime?” — discussions on the big political and global questions of the 21st century. To start what will be a recurring segment on the show, host Lars Emerson dedicates ...
What if Trump Ran as a Third Party Candidate in 2024?
It’s May of 2024 and former Vice President Mike Pence appears to be the likely Republican nominee, despite Donald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses only a few months earlier. He comes out just ahead of the former president as ...
Politics Express: Who Are the Best Postwar Presidents?
Lars and Mike finish up their ranking of every postwar president. Find out who is overrated and underrated as they debate their highest-ranked presidents and announce the best one since World War II.
Politics Express: Who Are the Worst Postwar Presidents?
Lars and Mike rank every postwar president… starting at the bottom! Find out why we only compare postwar presidents, who the most mediocre presidents are, and the stunning choice for the worst president since World War II.
Pony Express: The Many Saints of Newark and the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Michael and Louis talk about The Many Saints of Newark before Lars joins them to talk about another top 10 music list.
Pony Express: Shang-Chi and Hacks
Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss Shang-Chi, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and HBO’s Hacks.
Watching Mates: Season Finale – Joe Biden: Free Guy / Minari
In the Watching Mates season finale, Lars and Michael unpack the nascent Biden administration through the films Free Guy and Minari.
Only Two States Haven’t Had a Cabinet Secretary… and Other Unusual Facts About the Cabinet
“So, how about that Cabinet, huh?” is how I imagine I’ll attempt small talk in my future retirement home. The president’s Cabinet consists of the 15 department heads, the vice president, and whichever other agency heads or other designees the ...
Politics Express: California Recall / Biden’s Approval / 2022 Senate Race
The Postrider‘s State & Science Editor Lars Emerson is joined by Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito to discuss Gavin Newsom’s victory in the California recall election and President Biden’s declining approval rating. In their main segment, they explore the competitive 2022 Senate ...
The Midwestern Reality: Wisconsin, The Midwestern Median
This is the sixth and final piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we explored consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...