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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Why Republicans Hate the Post Office
Wed Apr. 10, 2013 9:07 AM PDT

Deal Reached on Guns, But It Looks Fairly Weak
Wed Apr. 10, 2013 8:59 AM PDT

Social Security is Probably Pretty Safe For Now
Wed Apr. 10, 2013 8:16 AM PDT

Today Brings Us a Tale of Sleazy Porn Trolls Pleading the Fifth Amendment
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 8:35 PM PDT

Let's Spend Some Money and Find Out Once and for All Whether Chained CPI Cheats the Elderly
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 7:07 PM PDT

Conservatives Part Ways on Sequester Cuts
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 2:58 PM PDT

One Reason That We All Love Lists
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Guess Who Waits Longest to Vote?
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 9:31 AM PDT

Left and Right Team Up to Propose New Bank Regulations
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 8:53 AM PDT

Quote of the Day: Big Brother Loves You
Tue Apr. 9, 2013 7:53 AM PDT

Hating on the Deficit
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 10:09 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: 2001 Was a Great Year For Patents
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 6:26 PM PDT

Here is the Obama Version of Eating Soup With a Knife
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 2:12 PM PDT

Here's Why "Good Looking" Is Wrong and Damaging
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Thatcher vs. Reagan, Tories vs. Republicans
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 9:55 AM PDT

Today's Obligatory Nutpicking Post About Someone Who Recently Died
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 9:11 AM PDT

Do Disability Payments Explain Why People Are Leaving the Labor Force?
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 8:35 AM PDT

An American Tale: Redistributing Wealth Upward
Mon Apr. 8, 2013 7:34 AM PDT

How Yellowstone Businesses Kept the Snowplows Operating
Sun Apr. 7, 2013 5:24 PM PDT

Some Ideas on Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction to Benefit More People
Sun Apr. 7, 2013 3:32 PM PDT

Con Men Love Tax Havens
Sun Apr. 7, 2013 8:16 AM PDT

Crime Is Down in Los Angeles (And Everywhere Else Too)
Sat Apr. 6, 2013 9:08 AM PDT

Yes, Disability Payments Are Up, But It's Nothing to Act Surprised About
Sat Apr. 6, 2013 6:25 AM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 5 April 2013
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 12:13 PM PDT

CDC Reports That Lots of Kids Still Suffer From Lead Poisoning
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Is the U.S. Economy Powered by Dark Matter?
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Chained CPI and the 2014 Midterms
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 9:34 AM PDT

I Doubt That Obama Really Expects a Grand Bargain With Republicans
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 9:14 AM PDT

Obama Plans to Offer Very Public Entitlement Cuts in Budget Next Week
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 8:15 AM PDT

Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in March
Fri Apr. 5, 2013 7:41 AM PDT

Obama Proposes Making Food Aid Less Insane
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 10:34 PM PDT

Can We Talk About the Global Investment Drought, Please?
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 6:45 PM PDT

Republicans Embrace Listicles as Key to 21st Century Success
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 2:30 PM PDT

Can Computers Teach Students to Write Better?
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Christian Roots of School Voucher Movement Still Pretty Obvious
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 10:20 AM PDT

Needed: Clever Economists to Study Benefits of Marrying Early
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 9:00 AM PDT

Women Are Dying at Higher Rates in Nearly Half of All Counties
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 8:47 AM PDT

Japan Vows to Give the Expectations Channel a Workout
Thu Apr. 4, 2013 8:14 AM PDT

Our Math Deficit Doesn't Add Up
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 9:52 PM PDT

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Democrats on the DC Circuit Court
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 2:40 PM PDT

The Antichrist Is Always With Us
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 11:20 AM PDT

Atlanta's Kids Have Done Pretty Well in School Over the Past Decade
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 10:53 AM PDT

A Brief Morning Whine
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Our Brave New World of Employment Background Checks
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 8:05 AM PDT

NAF Proposes Big Expansion of Social Security
Wed Apr. 3, 2013 5:30 AM PDT

More Education Just Teaches You How to Steal More Efficiently
Tue Apr. 2, 2013 8:40 PM PDT

"Illegal Immigrant" Is Now Out, But AP Doesn't Tell Us What's In
Tue Apr. 2, 2013 4:31 PM PDT

Procreation and Gay Marriage: A Followup
Tue Apr. 2, 2013 2:15 PM PDT

Is Demand for High-Skill Workers Declining?
Tue Apr. 2, 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Solar and Fracking: They Go Together Like Ham and Eggs
Tue Apr. 2, 2013 10:30 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