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. subscribe to Ed Kilgore's feed

A Classic Example of the GOP's Inversion Politics

Posted on: Jun 26, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

German Austerity Push Shows No Signs of Letting Up

Posted on: Jun 22, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Sorry, GOP: The Public Wants Health Reform

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

How Collective Amnesia Endangered the Individual Mandate

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

How the Mainstream Media Missed the Message in Obama's Cleveland Speech

Posted on: Jun 15, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Obama's Campaign Message "Reboot"

Posted on: Jun 14, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Conservative Obsession Over Eric Holder is a Gun-Nut Dog Whistle

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

Why the 'DREAM-Act Lite' Won't Solve Mitt's Problems With Latinos

Posted on: Jun 8, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Paths Out of the Blind Alley of an Economic Referendum

Posted on: Jun 4, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Breitbartian Obama-Hating Moderate: Mitt Unveils Ridiculous New Campaign Persona

Posted on: Jun 1, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Bad Company for Mitt: Trump, Newt, and Now Meg Whitman

Posted on: May 29, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Veterans' Gap

Posted on: May 28, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Etch-a-Sketch Moment Has Already Happened

Posted on: May 22, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

"Super PACs Don't Have Spouses"

Posted on: May 21, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Sound Familiar? Florida's Pre-Election Voter Restrictions

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

Maybe Coming to Your TV: High-Dollar Right-Wing Campaign Attacking Obama the "Metrosexual" on Stuff We Already Know

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

Debt Limit Debacle, Part 2: GOP Will Drag Government, Economy to Hell to Appease Wingnuts

Posted on: May 16, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

No More "Enemy Turf": Progressives Are Learning How Not to Concede

Posted on: May 14, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Dog-Whistle Watch: What Coded Messages Will Mitt Send At His Liberty U Speech?

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Caught on Camera: Scott Walker's Blow to Collective Bargaining is Part of "Divide and Conquer" Plan to Destroy Unions

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Election Infrastructure Vs. Super PACS: A Better Investment

Posted on: May 8, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Polls Show Obama, Romney, Neck and Neck, But Obama Has "Favorability Cushion"--For Now

Posted on: May 7, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

The Short-Term "Hiccup" Threatening Hispanic Voters' Impact on 2012 Election

Posted on: May 4, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

The Wingnutosphere Meets Mitt Romney, the New Boss

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

Why Does Romney Keep Talking About Carter?

Posted on: May 2, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Why Don't More People Freak Out About Paul Ryan's Disastrous, Radical-Right Economic Policies?

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

How Republicans Will Twist Today's GDP Figures to Push Their BS Austerity Campaign

Posted on: Apr 27, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Bankrupting the Vote: Voter Suppression Through Budget Cuts?

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Mitt's Missing Piece: What He's Actually Going to Do

Posted on: Apr 25, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

George Zimmerman Supporters Reveal Right-Wing Media's Race Problem

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Pyrrhic Victory for GOP Establishment

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

How the GOP is Turning the Secret Service Scandal into an Election Issue

Posted on: Apr 20, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Obama Administration Gets Tough (Finally!) on Budget Negotiations

Posted on: Apr 19, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Class Warfare: As American as Apple Pie

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

ALEC Under Fire: Mars Joins Flurry of Corporations Withdrawing Support

Posted on: Apr 13, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly Political Animal

Time, Once Again, To Explode Myth of Jewish Trend to GOP: Far-Right Israel Rhetoric is Aimed at Evangelicals

Posted on: Apr 11, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Krugman: Is The "Centrist" Brand Worth Fighting For?

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

David Brooks, King of False Equivalence

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

After Trayvon Martin Tragedy, No Pause For Reflection By Gun Lobby

Posted on: Apr 4, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

Culture-War Backlash: Women in Swing States Shift to Obama En Masse

Posted on: Apr 2, 2012, Source: Washington Monthly

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