INFORMED DISSENT by Jeffrey Billman

A Modest Proposal for Fixing a Failing Democracy

More than half of Trump voters want red states to secede. Biden voters aren’t far behind.

Oct 4, 2021

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August 2021

Hypocrisy Dressed Up as Indignation

Before Republicans whip themselves into a frenzy calling for Biden’s head, let’s remember how Afghanistan became a case study in Murphy’s Law.

Aug 30, 2021

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How to Lose a War in the Graveyard of Empires

First gradually, then suddenly

Aug 25, 2021

We Made a Deal!

The infrastructure bill’s bipartisan support didn’t come cheap.

Aug 3, 2021

July 2021

When Someone Shows You Who They Are …

The point isn't what the thing looks like. It’s what it is.

Jul 27, 2021

Misinformation Nation

The White House’s well-intentioned war on social media misinformation sets a dangerous precedent—and targets the wrong villain

Jul 20, 2021

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We're With Stupid

Anti-vaxxers, climate change, and how the most powerful nation in the history of the planet is killing itself through willful ignorance

Jul 12, 2021

June 2021

Race to the Bottom

The 2024 primary has already begun, and it's worse than you think

Jun 28, 2021

The Hollow Gesture of the Juneteenth Vote

The same Congress that made Juneteenth a holiday won't lift a finger to actually help Black people—even to protect their right to vote.

Jun 22, 2021

Who’s Afraid of Critical Race Theory?

And what it tells us about the effort to undermine elections.

Jun 22, 2021

May 2021

The Post-Roe America

The right to choose will soon depend on Brett Kavanaugh, known respecter of women’s autonomy

May 21, 2021

By the Company They Keep

Published May 17, 2021: You can learn a lot about modern politics by what Republicans tolerate—and what they don’t

May 21, 2021