Kevin Drum

Political Blogger

The inventor of Friday catblogging, Kevin was a blogosphere pioneer when, after a stint in marketing, he went online as Calpundit in 2003. Prior to joining MoJo, he blogged at the Washington Monthly's Political Animal. He lives with his wife and two cats in Irvine.

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On Vacation
Tue May. 15, 2012 9:48 PM PDT

BREAKING: Congress Passes a Bill
Tue May. 15, 2012 3:32 PM PDT

Quote of the Day: Pricing in the Crazy
Tue May. 15, 2012 9:56 AM PDT

Conservatives, Kelo, and the Keystone XL Pipeline
Tue May. 15, 2012 9:01 AM PDT

Who Cares About Facebook?
Tue May. 15, 2012 7:42 AM PDT

A Businessman in the White House
Tue May. 15, 2012 7:06 AM PDT

The Disappearing Man, a Follow-Up
Mon May. 14, 2012 1:22 PM PDT

Health Insurers Required to Credit Obama When Sending Out Rebate Checks
Mon May. 14, 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Washington DC's Missing Men
Mon May. 14, 2012 9:40 AM PDT

Obama's Support of Gay Marriage Probably a Wash
Mon May. 14, 2012 9:03 AM PDT

Playing Chicken in the Eurozone
Mon May. 14, 2012 7:51 AM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 11 May 2012
Fri May. 11, 2012 11:54 AM PDT

A Wee History of the Census
Fri May. 11, 2012 11:35 AM PDT

In Modern Finance, Dumb is Better Than Smart
Fri May. 11, 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Scott Walker's Recall Probably Not a Sign of Impending Doom
Fri May. 11, 2012 10:13 AM PDT

What Romney the Teenager Says About Romney the Man
Fri May. 11, 2012 8:49 AM PDT

Quote of the Day: Other Bankers are Even Dumber Than Jamie Dimon
Fri May. 11, 2012 8:07 AM PDT

California Committing Educational Suicide
Fri May. 11, 2012 12:01 AM PDT

Wall Street's Casino Culture Still Alive and Well
Thu May. 10, 2012 4:26 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: Being Rich in America is a Pretty Good Gig
Thu May. 10, 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Why Romney's High School Bullying Is Fair Game
Thu May. 10, 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Did the Supreme Court Get Snookered During Obamacare Oral Arguments?
Thu May. 10, 2012 9:37 AM PDT

Obama: Biden Pushed Me on Same Sex Marriage
Thu May. 10, 2012 8:03 AM PDT

Obama Endorses Same Sex Marriage
Wed May. 9, 2012 2:02 PM PDT

Welcoming Our Computer Overlords to High School
Wed May. 9, 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Quote of the Day #2: It's Always the Left's Fault
Wed May. 9, 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Yes, I Pretty Much Think the Euro is Doomed
Wed May. 9, 2012 9:16 AM PDT

Quote of the Day: The Rich Should Favor Stimulus
Wed May. 9, 2012 8:40 AM PDT

Resume Padding Being Taken to a Whole New Level
Wed May. 9, 2012 7:31 AM PDT

Greek Future Looking Ever Dimmer
Tue May. 8, 2012 11:02 PM PDT

The Grim Future of the Supreme Court
Tue May. 8, 2012 8:49 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: Time to Buy a House
Tue May. 8, 2012 3:47 PM PDT

The Perils of Criticizing Black Studies
Tue May. 8, 2012 3:07 PM PDT

The War Between Data and Storytelling
Tue May. 8, 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Does Greece Have More Leverage Than Anyone Thinks?
Tue May. 8, 2012 9:41 AM PDT

Mitt Romney's Panic Over Imaginary Ghosts From the Right
Tue May. 8, 2012 9:03 AM PDT

Austerity is Austerity, No Matter How You Get There
Tue May. 8, 2012 8:10 AM PDT

Long-Term Trends Favor Gay Marriage
Tue May. 8, 2012 7:30 AM PDT

Venture Capital is Even More Broken Than We Thought
Mon May. 7, 2012 5:33 PM PDT

I Am an Idiot, Part 784
Mon May. 7, 2012 4:32 PM PDT

Dark Money Group Darkens Obama's Skin Color in Ad
Mon May. 7, 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Is There Anything Left That Conservatives Won't Believe About Obama?
Mon May. 7, 2012 10:15 AM PDT

Fareed Zakaria on the Real Problem With Big Government
Mon May. 7, 2012 9:20 AM PDT

Romney's Business Schtick Probably Not Much of a Winner
Mon May. 7, 2012 8:47 AM PDT

Greece Has No Options But to Live With German Austerity
Mon May. 7, 2012 7:51 AM PDT

France is in a Bad Mood, Dumps Sarkozy
Sun May. 6, 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Joe Biden "Comfortable" With Same-Sex Marriage
Sun May. 6, 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Did Jesus Exist?
Sun May. 6, 2012 9:45 AM PDT

Supermoon Over Southern California
Sat May. 5, 2012 10:22 PM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 4 May 2012
Fri May. 4, 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Another GOP Debate? You Betcha!

Lies, racial profiling, immigration, and more lies at the Republicans' national security debate.

Wed Nov. 23, 2011 12:06 AM PST

Scenes from the GOP's "Commander in Chief" Debate

Michele Bachmann's CIA-ACLU whopper, and other CliffsNotes from Saturday's CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate.

Sun Nov. 13, 2011 10:11 AM PST

CNBC Debate: "Oops," Perry Did It Again

Rick Perry draws a blank, and more lowlights from the latest GOP debate.

Wed Nov. 9, 2011 3:01 PM PST

GOP Debate: Perry Continues to Falter

Highlights, lowlights, and surprises of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.

Tue Oct. 11, 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Charts: 6 Big Economic Myths, Debunked

Do taxes really kill growth? Was the stimulus a joke? No, and we have the numbers to prove it.

November/December 2011 Issue

The 1 Percent Creates Jobs…

And five other myths that must die for our economy to live.

November/December 2011 Issue

"You Don't Have a Heart"

Rick Perry defends undocumented immigrants, Herman Cain perpetuates an EPA conspiracy theory, Rick Santorum advocates abstinence in the military, and other highlights from Thursday's GOP presidential debate.

Thu Sep. 22, 2011 4:44 PM PDT

What the Union Fight is Really About: Defunding the Left

The GOP's new three-part plan to starve the Dems.

Fri Mar. 25, 2011 2:04 PM PDT

Why Screwing Unions Screws the Entire Middle Class

Plus: How much income have you given up for the top 1 percent?

March/April 2011 Issue

Invasion of the Brain-Devouring Platitudes

Five political memes that deserve to die.

November/December 2010 Issue

Tea Party: Old Whine in New Bottles

Memo to Obama: Bill Clinton, LBJ, and FDR know how you feel.

September/October 2010 Issue

Too Big to Jail: How Wall Street Took Over Washington

Four years after the crash, the Jamie Dimons of the world can still get away with losing billions in risky trades. Here's why.

January/February 2010 Issue

Big Ag's Climate Cowpie

Think the ag lobby—with so much to lose from global warming—might want to help pass a climate bill? Don't be silly.

November/December 2009 Issue

The Patriot's Guide to Legalization

Have you ever looked at our marijuana policy? I mean, really looked at it?

July/August 2009 Issue

Real Capitalists Nationalize

Sorry, zombie banks. The laws of the market dictate that we should own your ass.

Sun Mar. 15, 2009 10:13 PM PDT

10 Ways to Trade Up

How Obama can fix the climate, raise billions for clean tech, and send you a fat check.

March/April 2009

The Great Persuader

Like FDR and Reagan, Obama can move a crowd. But can he do what they did and move the country?

November/December 2008 Issue

If It Isn't a Global War on Terror, What Is It? And How Do We Improve It?

Mistakes were made in the war on terror, none of them new.

Thu May. 3, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

A Blogger Says: Save The MSM!

There's an intriguing paradox at the heart of the modern trend toward media consolidation, one that my great-grandfather probably would have appreciated.

March/April 2007 Issue

Kevin Drum on the latest dispatches from the political language wars

The latest dispatches from the framing wars

July/August 2006 Issue