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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"Intolerable"
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 3:45 PM PDT

Green Shoots
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 3:12 PM PDT

Quote of the Day
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 2:14 PM PDT

Obama's Weak Tea
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 11:01 AM PDT

Housekeeping News
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Who Voted for Ahmadinejad?
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 9:50 AM PDT

Healthcare CEOs Shoot Themselves in the Foot
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 9:25 AM PDT

Sarah Palin's Political Instincts
Wed Jun. 17, 2009 8:34 AM PDT

Still Listening
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 10:27 PM PDT

Chart of the Day
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 9:57 PM PDT

Permit, Permit, Who Gets the Permits?
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 6:17 PM PDT

Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 2:23 PM PDT

Wall Street Breathes a Sigh of Relief
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 2:07 PM PDT

Controlling Healthcare Costs
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 12:37 PM PDT

Waterboarding Update
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 11:59 AM PDT

The VAT in the Hat
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 10:48 AM PDT

The GOP vs. the Troops
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Responding to Iran
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 9:44 AM PDT

Yet More on Charter Schools
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 9:11 AM PDT

The Fiery Judge
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 4:38 PM PDT

The Resurrection of Hillary
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 1:02 PM PDT

The Twitter Revolution
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 12:43 PM PDT

Eating Their Own Dog Food
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 11:16 AM PDT

Watching the Watchmen
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 10:31 AM PDT

Iran's Opposition
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 9:34 AM PDT

The Healthcare Two-Step
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 9:05 AM PDT

Why Steal the Election?
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 8:20 AM PDT

Obama and Leverage
Sun Jun. 14, 2009 10:52 PM PDT

Factlet of the Day
Sun Jun. 14, 2009 10:14 AM PDT

The Vote in Iran – Revisited
Sun Jun. 14, 2009 9:27 AM PDT

New York, New York
Sat Jun. 13, 2009 8:54 PM PDT

Getting Out the Vote
Sat Jun. 13, 2009 8:11 PM PDT

The Vote in Iran
Sat Jun. 13, 2009 9:25 AM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 12 June 2009
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 12:11 PM PDT

Detainee Photo Update
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Mapping Iran
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 10:52 AM PDT

Chart of the Day
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 9:51 AM PDT

TV Talk
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 9:07 AM PDT

China's Economy
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 8:11 AM PDT

Quote of the Day
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 1:42 PM PDT

Drill Baby Drill
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Brown Shoots
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 10:41 AM PDT

What the Iranian Election Means
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 9:52 AM PDT

Payday Lending for Rich People
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 8:30 AM PDT

Getting to 17%
Thu Jun. 11, 2009 8:22 AM PDT

The AMA Takes a Shocking Stand
Wed Jun. 10, 2009 11:20 PM PDT

The Un-Bailout
Wed Jun. 10, 2009 6:48 PM PDT

Chart of the Day
Wed Jun. 10, 2009 3:00 PM PDT

Squeaky Clean
Wed Jun. 10, 2009 11:39 AM PDT

Hypocrisy Watch
Wed Jun. 10, 2009 11:10 AM PDT

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