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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The Friday Cat Blogging Origin Story—Part 2
Mon Mar. 11, 2013 9:41 AM PDT

After Four Grueling Months, the GOP's Soul Searching is Just About Over
Mon Mar. 11, 2013 9:23 AM PDT

How Raising the Retirement Age Screws the Working Poor
Mon Mar. 11, 2013 8:39 AM PDT

Yet More Investment Bank Scumbaggery Revealed
Mon Mar. 11, 2013 7:57 AM PDT

Avoiding Confusion About Drone Assassinations in One Easy Step
Sun Mar. 10, 2013 10:05 PM PDT

60 Minutes Sandberg Interview Kinda Makes Sandberg's Point
Sun Mar. 10, 2013 9:44 PM PDT

I Have a Wee Question of Digital Courtesy
Sun Mar. 10, 2013 6:34 PM PDT

Chuck, Chuck, Chuck....What Are You Thinking?
Sun Mar. 10, 2013 5:57 PM PDT

Any Way You Cut It, We've Got Big Economic Problems
Sun Mar. 10, 2013 3:40 PM PDT

Atrios Has a Question
Sat Mar. 9, 2013 9:18 AM PST

Friday Cat Blogging - 8 March 2013
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 1:05 PM PST

Here's Why I Don't Think Republicans Will Reach a Sequester Deal With Obama
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 12:47 PM PST

Some Advice For Our Next Financial Crisis
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 11:29 AM PST

10 Years Ago Today I Came to My Senses
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 10:35 AM PST

Hockey Stick Graph Now Even More Stickish
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 9:33 AM PST

Quote of the Day: Obamacare is Practically a Stealth Initiative These Days
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 8:41 AM PST

Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in February
Fri Mar. 8, 2013 8:23 AM PST

New York Times is a Killjoy Over Obama's Dinner Party
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 10:38 PM PST

Quote of the Day: Joe Scarborough vs. Joe Scarborough
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 4:58 PM PST

Eric Holder Watches Filibuster, Replies
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 12:46 PM PST

John Roberts and Black Voter Turnout: A Followup
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 12:14 PM PST

Americans Might Think They're Healthier Than They Really Are
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 9:58 AM PST

Presidents Have Lots of Options for Killing People
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 9:16 AM PST

Rand Paul's Semi-Serious Filibuster
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 8:44 AM PST

Countdown to Catblogging
Thu Mar. 7, 2013 4:00 AM PST

The President Breaks the Ice With Republicans
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 11:13 PM PST

Republicans Vote to [Oops....No They Didn't]
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 6:08 PM PST

No, Republicans Never Intended to Cut Back on Filibusters. Why Do You Ask?
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 2:46 PM PST

The Future of Special Forces in Afghanistan
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 1:08 PM PST

The Strange Connection Between Budget Reporting and IQ Drops in the 202 Area Code
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 10:11 AM PST

Why is the Environment So Boring?
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 8:54 AM PST

Today in Misleading Polls
Wed Mar. 6, 2013 8:25 AM PST

Negotiating With....Republicans
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 6:21 PM PST

Killing American Citizens on American Soil, Take 2
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 3:16 PM PST

Finally, Some Common Sense from TSA
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 1:01 PM PST

Corporate America's Tough Choices
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 12:06 PM PST

Sorry, I Guess There Was Actual Substance in the Krugman vs. Scarborough Debate Too
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 11:54 AM PST

Who's On the Left's Television A-Team?
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 10:29 AM PST

Small Ball Gun Legislation Nearing a Vote in the Senate
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 10:02 AM PST

Sure, the Dow is a Lousy Index. Go Ahead and Celebrate Its All-Time High Anyway.
Tue Mar. 5, 2013 9:01 AM PST

The Anti-Science Left vs. the Anti-Science Right
Mon Mar. 4, 2013 4:25 PM PST

Are Republicans Now Praising the EITC?
Mon Mar. 4, 2013 12:10 PM PST

John Roberts is Probably Right About Black Voter Turnout in Mississippi
Mon Mar. 4, 2013 10:59 AM PST

Senator Leahy and the Blue Slips
Mon Mar. 4, 2013 10:24 AM PST

Here's One Reason It's So Hard to Pass Liberal Legislation
Mon Mar. 4, 2013 8:43 AM PST

Obama Plans to Pick Up the Pace on Judges
Sun Mar. 3, 2013 9:36 PM PST

Good News of the Day: Gay Marriage in California
Sat Mar. 2, 2013 9:41 AM PST

James Fallows on Threat Inflation
Fri Mar. 1, 2013 8:48 PM PST

Friday Cat Blogging - 1 March 2013
Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:58 PM PST

The Dumb Sequester Cuts Are Only For 7 Months
Fri Mar. 1, 2013 11:48 AM PST

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