Pantsuit Politics

I'm in a murder mystery frame of mind because of our America250 celebration and a book I'm reading called Fair Play: A Novel. I thought about both while reading a recent, unanimous Supreme Court decision. A pharm...

Good morning! It’s Nicholas Holland’s birthday today — happy birthday to my beloved husband!

California is still counting, and the results are getting interesting.

Xavier Becerra has made i...

We asked in the Substack chat earlier this week what you all want to hear about, and you gave us a great list. Today, we're tackling ICE detention facilities. Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, is a microcosm of the issues presented by an administrative process that presents itself as a criminal one. It's a heavy conversation, but it's clarifying. The current system is unacceptable....

Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is out with a new book. We have thoughts! Plus: our recurring debate on memoirs, the $250 bill, and the Obama Presidential Center. The chat was phenomenal today. Claire confirmed that political memoirs don’t sell in independent bookstores, and Ben gave us the perfect closing line: “defensiveness never makes you look virt…

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I’ve been saving some good news, y’all. I know that requires discipline and I want you to appreciate it.

The anti-weaponization slush fund is dead.

Todd Blanche had this exchange with ...