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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Quote of the Day: Naming Names in the Hostage Crisis
Mon Jan. 14, 2013 11:03 AM PST

Which is Worse: Pedophile Teachers or Insane Gunmen?
Mon Jan. 14, 2013 9:36 AM PST

GOP to Press: Obama Must Help Save Us From Our Own Crazy People
Mon Jan. 14, 2013 9:15 AM PST

Platinum Coins and Banana Republics
Sun Jan. 13, 2013 3:12 PM PST

Chart of the Day: We're Driving Less and Less and Less
Sun Jan. 13, 2013 10:28 AM PST

Sorry, Peeps: No Platinum Coin For You
Sat Jan. 12, 2013 2:21 PM PST

Lead and Crime: A Response to Jim Manzi
Sat Jan. 12, 2013 11:11 AM PST

Friday Cat Blogging - 11 January 2013
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 1:00 PM PST

Understanding the Debt Ceiling Showdown: Default vs. "Default"
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 12:17 PM PST

Texas Joins the School Testing Backlash
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 10:43 AM PST

Bobby Jindal Wants to Rob From the Poor to Give to the Rich
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 10:03 AM PST

U.S. Fiscal Policy: Pretty Darn Prudent, Actually
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 9:31 AM PST

Are Big Cities More Dangerous Than Small Ones?
Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:01 AM PST

Surely We Have Learned Some Lessons Since 2001?
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 11:35 PM PST

We're Almost Done With Deficit Reduction!
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 4:21 PM PST

Lead and Crime: Baselines vs. Crime Waves
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 12:07 PM PST

If You Believe This Post, You're an Idiot
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 11:16 AM PST

Chart of the Day: Medicare Not Really in Such Bad Shape After All
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 10:21 AM PST

Republicans Do Know Jack. Maybe a Little Too Well.
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 9:15 AM PST

In Hollywood, It's All About Washington
Thu Jan. 10, 2013 8:42 AM PST

The State of Pensions in America
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 4:40 PM PST

Assessing the Lead-Crime Evidence: A Followup
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 2:58 PM PST

Democrats Need to Gear Up For a Tough 2014
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 11:50 AM PST

Quote of the Day: The Scene That is Davos
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 10:40 AM PST

Can the Treasury Department Create a Platinum T-Bill?
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 10:28 AM PST

Learning About Policy Not on Radar for New Members of Congress
Wed Jan. 9, 2013 9:08 AM PST

Obama's Superior Organization Probably Didn't Win the Election for Him
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 6:58 PM PST

Chart of the Day #2: Last Year Was Hottest Ever in U.S.
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 6:27 PM PST

Chart of the Day: Deficit Reduction So Far = $2.4 Trillion
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 1:43 PM PST

Lead and Crime: Assessing the Evidence
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 11:51 AM PST

Objective Facts Are More Important Than Personal Intrigue
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 10:56 AM PST

Chuck Hagel Is Shocking Evidence That Obama Disagrees With Republicans
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 9:51 AM PST

Platinum Coins and the Fever Swamp
Tue Jan. 8, 2013 9:07 AM PST

David Brooks is Too Pessimistic
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 10:54 PM PST

How Did Lead Get Into Our Gasoline Anyway?
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 2:58 PM PST

Republicans Should Choose a Different Hostage
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 12:00 PM PST

Today in Orwellianism: Torture Isn't Torture if it Stops When You Start Talking
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 11:16 AM PST

Getting a Republican to Implement Democratic Defense Policies is Unnerving the GOP
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 10:01 AM PST

The $1 Trillion Platinum Coin Is Horrible, Lawless Policy
Mon Jan. 7, 2013 9:26 AM PST

Lead and Crime: I'll Be On the Melissa Harris-Perry Show Sunday at 10 am
Sat Jan. 5, 2013 9:31 AM PST

Republicans Vote to Increase Cost of Medicare
Sat Jan. 5, 2013 9:14 AM PST

Quote of the Day: We Are Doomed to Financial Bubbles Forever
Sat Jan. 5, 2013 8:50 AM PST

Lead and Crime: A Correction
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 7:08 PM PST

Friday Cat Blogging - 4 January 2013
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 12:52 PM PST

How Does Obama Plan to Not Negotiate Over the Debt Ceiling?
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 12:07 PM PST

More Pot, Less Booze?
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 10:46 AM PST

Crime in the Windy City
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 10:11 AM PST

Does Lead Paint Produce More Crime Too?
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 9:26 AM PST

Conservative Blather Should Not Be Taken Too Seriously
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 8:42 AM PST

Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in December
Fri Jan. 4, 2013 8:03 AM PST

Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don't Fire Us?

Smart machines probably won't kill us all—but they'll definitely take our jobs, and sooner than you think.

May/June 2013 Issue

America's Real Criminal Element: Lead

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

January/February 2013 Issue

What's Going on With the Fiscal Cliff?

Why we're not really going to fall off a cliff on January 1 and everything else you need to know about the upcoming budget talks.

Mon Nov. 12, 2012 4:08 AM PST

The Tea Party Is Dead. Long Live the Tea Party.

Odds are Republicans won't get back from crazytown for a while. Will Dems take advantage?

Fri Nov. 9, 2012 4:03 AM PST

The Kids Are All Right

Students today score better on tests than you did.

September/October 2012 Issue

The Dog That Voted and Other Election Fraud Yarns

The GOP's 10-year campaign to gin up voter fraud hysteria—and bring back Jim Crow at the ballot box.

July/August 2012 Issue

The Quick Way to End the Vote-Fraud Wars? A National ID Card

Just two problems: Conservatives hate it. And liberals hate it.

July/August 2012 Issue

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

The 1 Percent Creates Jobs…

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

November/December 2011 Issue

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

"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