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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John McCain, Holy Man
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 4:15 PM PDT

Obama the Cautious
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 2:49 PM PDT

Language Watch
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 12:28 PM PDT

A Tiny Violin
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 11:42 AM PDT

Plan vs. "Plan"
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 10:58 AM PDT

Stimulate Me!
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 10:22 AM PDT

Civil War Watch
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 9:48 AM PDT

Mosul
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 11:53 PM PDT

The War Against Gore
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 5:39 PM PDT

Stevens Guilty
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 3:34 PM PDT

Watching the Polls
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 11:56 AM PDT

Obama and the Courts
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 11:29 AM PDT

More on Prop 1A
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT

The Two Ps
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 10:13 AM PDT

Digging Into the Meltdown
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 9:54 AM PDT

A Wee Question
Mon Oct. 27, 2008 9:18 AM PDT

Meltdown Watch
Sun Oct. 26, 2008 11:48 PM PDT

California Propositions
Sun Oct. 26, 2008 11:02 AM PDT

Palin-McCain: The Skirmishing Begins
Sat Oct. 25, 2008 11:32 AM PDT

Financial Meltdown Watch
Sat Oct. 25, 2008 11:12 AM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 24 October 2008
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 12:45 PM PDT

Like a Swiss Watch
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 12:42 PM PDT

Let the Defenestrations Begin
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 11:18 AM PDT

You Are What You Drive
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 10:59 AM PDT

Subway Madness
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 10:40 AM PDT

Campaign Trail Update
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 10:14 AM PDT

Housing Update
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 9:49 AM PDT

Quote of the Day - 10.23.08
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 7:51 PM PDT

Yummy, Yummy Kool-Aid
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 6:08 PM PDT

Wanted: Finance Industry A Team
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 12:17 PM PDT

Complicated Problems
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 11:34 AM PDT

Proposition 8 Update
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 10:30 AM PDT

Mortgage Hell
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 9:41 AM PDT

Conversation of the Day - 10.23.2008
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 12:10 AM PDT

Election Pool
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 6:28 PM PDT

Palin and McCain
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 5:55 PM PDT

The Obama Chronicles
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT

Priceless
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 11:55 AM PDT

Chart of the Day - 10.22.2008
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 10:35 AM PDT

The Market
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 9:59 AM PDT

ZZZZZZ
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 9:52 AM PDT

Rat, Meet Sinking Ship
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 11:13 PM PDT

Slush Fund?
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 9:53 PM PDT

Damn Kids
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 5:25 PM PDT

Bailout Watch - 10.21.2008
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 12:11 PM PDT

Five Words
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 11:10 AM PDT

A Prediction
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 11:07 AM PDT

John McCain's Problem
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 10:30 AM PDT

He Said, She Said
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 10:04 AM PDT

More Conservatives for Obama
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 8:59 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