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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Small Victory
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 11:25 AM PST

Quote of the Day - 01.16.09
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 10:55 AM PST

Leverage
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 10:27 AM PST

Resurrecting the Investment Tax Credit
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 9:39 AM PST

TARP Saves Bank of America
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 12:28 AM PST

Waiting for Tuesday
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 9:30 PM PST

Reaching Out
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 6:26 PM PST

Mary Schapiro
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 11:34 AM PST

Party News
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 10:56 AM PST

Going Back for More
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 10:12 AM PST

Oscar Grant
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 9:45 AM PST

Looks Like Geithner Is a Shoo-In
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 11:34 PM PST

No More GWOT
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 10:52 PM PST

No Science Allowed
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 9:59 PM PST

Quote of the Day - 01.14.09
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 7:57 PM PST

Mapping Your Enemies
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 5:39 PM PST

Raw Data
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 4:12 PM PST

HSR in California
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 3:48 PM PST

Dinner With Barack
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 12:12 PM PST

Moving Ahead on Nukes
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 11:31 AM PST

Prosecuting for Torture
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 10:48 AM PST

Ho Ho Ho
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 10:11 AM PST

Strawman Watch
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 10:00 AM PST

Barack Obama 2.0
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 11:43 PM PST

Yet More Bailout
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 11:08 PM PST

Super Contango
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 10:27 PM PST

Deconstructing W
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 6:12 PM PST

Tuesday Tree Blogging
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 5:35 PM PST

Back on Tracks
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 3:20 PM PST

The Truthiest New Show on Television
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 12:02 PM PST

Stimulus Math
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 11:52 AM PST

Bush's Mistakes
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 11:26 AM PST

Printing Money
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 10:13 AM PST

Quote of the Day - 01.13.09
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 9:52 AM PST

Trade Deficits
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 9:48 AM PST

Showing Who's Boss
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 9:19 AM PST

Guantanamo Update
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 11:45 PM PST

Analogies
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 4:56 PM PST

Cuspers
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 4:23 PM PST

No More Bush to Kick Around
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 11:37 AM PST

Short Term vs. Long Term
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 10:39 AM PST

The Stimulus
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 10:10 AM PST

Quote of the Day - 01.12.09
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 9:40 AM PST

24
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 9:32 AM PST

The Harry Potter Effect
Mon Jan. 12, 2009 8:54 AM PST

Stimulus Details
Sat Jan. 10, 2009 12:43 PM PST

Job Losses
Sat Jan. 10, 2009 10:29 AM PST

Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Fri Jan. 9, 2009 7:37 PM PST

Friday Cat Blogging - 9 January 2009
Fri Jan. 9, 2009 12:48 PM PST

Quote of the Day - 01.09.09
Fri Jan. 9, 2009 12:25 PM 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