Category: Politics

It’s time for the play-ins! In our first episode, we’re pitting the 16 third- and fourth-place presidential candidates up against each other to see who will go up against our heavy-hitting seeds in the first round. Can Ralph Nader make ...

Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, and Arizona’s Mark Kelly. In this piece, the second most vulnerable: ...

Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan and Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson. In this piece, the third most vulnerable: Arizona Democrat Mark ...

Starting with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. In this piece, the fourth most vulnerable: Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson. In 2010, Ron Johnson ...

Who was the best president we never had? Michael Lovito and Lars Emerson from are dedicated to finding out as they work their way through the ultimate bracket of losing presidential candidates in American history in The Postrider‘s newest podcast. ...

It’s a midterm year, everyone – which means you can expect a wide array of midterm-heavy content from us. You can expect a special emphasis on the race for control of the Senate, which by virtue of Vice President Kamala ...

As of February 17, 2022, only a few remaining states still have mask mandates in any form. The Omicron variant is waning, the public is exhausted, and state governments were anxious to return to some semblance of normal post-pandemic life. ...

It’s reassessment day for our 2024 Republican primary draft. Lars, Chris, and Michael trade barbs (and maybe even candidates) as they reevaluate their rosters at the start of 2022.

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?

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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!

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

In the Watching Mates season finale, Lars and Michael unpack the nascent Biden administration through the films Free Guy and Minari.

“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 ...