Archive - The Last Mugwump

Eight ways the government will look different in 2029

The aim of the Trump administration is to re-cast the federal role, rolling back the clock as much as possible to a pre-Great Society era or even maybe…

15 hrs ago •

Democrats may need a radical overhaul

But history tells us it's not likely to happen

Jun 11 •

The ever-changing, ever-elusive rationale for tax cuts

Understanding the "big, beautiful bill"

Jun 6 •

Trump's power grabs aren't unprecedented, but he is raising the stakes

What lies ahead?

Jun 4 •

May 2025

April 2025

A top ten list for Democratic renewal

Part VII of the series: Why is the Democratic party in trouble?

Apr 29 •

The Democratic party establishment has had its head in the sand

A party stuck in its ways as the nation faces the Trump challenge

Apr 25 •

The Democrats in 2024: A case study in party dysfunction

Part V in a series on the state of the Democratic party

Apr 23 •

An electoral deadlock develops between the parties ... to the Democrats' disadvantage

25 years of popular vote stasis

Apr 21 •

The aughts were a hopeful time for Democrats, but problems lurked under the surface

Part III of the series explaining why the Democrats are in trouble

Apr 18 •

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