Stories by Ed Kilgore

Ed Kilgore is a contributing writer to the Washington Monthly. He is is managing editor for The Democratic Strategist, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, and a Special Correspondent for The New Republic.

Conservative Salivating Over Race Riots That Didn't Happen

Posted on: Jul 16, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

The half-gleeful, half-paranoid anticipation of race riots by Zimmerman’s conservative fans.

The Absurdity of Calling Edward Snowden a Traitor

Posted on: Jun 12, 2013, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Why are both parties accusing this whistleblower of being treasonous?

RIP Sen. Frank Lautenberg

Posted on: Jun 3, 2013, Source: Washington Monthly

Lautenberg entered a Senate that was very different from the one he departed at death

Rand Paul Continues Clueless White Guy Magic History Tour

Posted on: Apr 16, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

Paul won't stop condescending to black students and wallowing in self-pity.

Kansas Republicans Deride Rape and Incest Exceptions to Draconian Anti-Abortion Law as "Little Gotcha Amendments"

Posted on: Apr 2, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

Do people realize how extreme the anti-choice agenda is?

Paul Ryan's Extremist, Inhumane Budget Plan

Posted on: Mar 12, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

The focus is on redistribution of resources with no real net impact of debts-and-deficits.

Surprise! Economy Added 236,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Falls To 7.7 Percent

Posted on: Mar 8, 2013, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

New jobs report exceeded expectations.

No Baby Formula for Poor Kids? Sequester Cuts Are Tragic Blow to the Poor

Posted on: Mar 4, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

Although many of the big programs that serve poor Americans have been spared, the sequester will still have tragic consequences for poor families.

Bobby Jindal: Republicans Need to Move Even Further to the Right to Recapture the Center

Posted on: Jan 24, 2013, Source: The Washington Monthly

The Louisiana Governor is setting himself up as the absolutist right's rising star.

Will the Economy Slow With or Without the Fiscal Deal?

Posted on: Dec 31, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

What is most likely to damage the economy?

How Gun Nuts Suppressed Scientific Research Into Firearm Injury Prevention

Posted on: Dec 25, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

The nation might be in a better position to act if medical and public health researchers had continued to study injury prevention,

171,000 Jobs Added in October -- Final Bit of Good News for Obama

Posted on: Nov 2, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

The October jobs report has beat expectations.

How Mitt Romney Wants to Make America Like China

Posted on: Oct 29, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

China’s a semi-communist authoritarian gerontocracy with a horrendous human rights record, but man, look at those low wages and lack of regulation!

Beyond the Middle Eastern Spin: Was the Anti-Islam Film Just the Final Straw After Years of Destructive US Policy?

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Right-Wing Radio: If Obama Wins, Shut the GOP Down

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Ridiculous/Hilarious George Will Basically Accuses College Football of Leftist Propaganda

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Republicans Have Amnesia About Obama's Bipartisanship

Posted on: Sep 6, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

A World Without Labor Day?

Posted on: Sep 3, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

On the "We Built That" "We Didn't Build That" Dishonesty and Ideology

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Now That Team Romney Has Bowed to Base, Expect More and More "Red Meat"

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Republicans and "Self-Deportation"

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

How Obama Can Push Romney on Student Loans

Posted on: Aug 22, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Undecided Independents: Not Nearly As Important as Pundits Would Have You Believe

Posted on: Aug 21, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

The "Are You Better Off" Election Meme Needs to Die

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

How Paul Ryan's Medicaid Cuts Would Screw the Elderly

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Romney-Ryan: Why Start Telling the Truth Now?

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Ted Cruz (or, the GOP's Hunt for Candidates of Color Who Think Like 75-Year-Old White Dudes)

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Consequences of Early Voting: Elections Get Nasty Earlier

Posted on: Jul 27, 2012, Source: The Washington Monthly

Mitt's Big McCain Veep Disqualifier: Tax Returns?

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Deluded: Conservatives Think Distorting Obama's 'You Didn't Build That' Quote Will Help Romney

Posted on: Jul 20, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Is Romney Camp In Unhinged Meltdown Mode Already?

Posted on: Jul 18, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Mitt's Veep and Convention Moves: Not His Party, Not His Choices

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Shrinking Resume of Mitt Romney

Posted on: Jul 13, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Memo to Republicans... Entrepreneurship is Actually Declining Thanks to Policies Like Yours

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