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Brian Beutler

Brian Beutler is a senior editor at the New Republic. He covers domestic policy, politics, and political movements. Previously he led Capitol Hill coverage for Talking Points Memo, was a daily columnist for Salon, and has been a frequent commentator on television news. He is the host of Primary Concerns, a podcast about politics.

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January 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump to Deep State: You suck! Please don’t hate me!
January 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Want Revenge for Obamacare and It’s Making Them Do Stupid Things
January 5, 2017
Brian Beutler
An elusive Republican admits that tax cuts aren’t more important than fighting fascism.
January 4, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Republican Party’s Corruption Will Bring Them Down—Again
They've forgotten just how badly corruption can hobble an administration.
January 3, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump to Congressional GOP: Be craftier about gutting your ethics watchdog.
December 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Witch Hunts Are Having a Huge Chilling Effect
His intimidation of journalists, civil servants, and businesses is already doing incalculable harm to the public interest.
December 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
The cordial transition is rapidly becoming less cordial.
December 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Electoral College Should Do What It Wants
This isn't hypocrisy. It's what resistance to President Trump looks like.
December 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Paul Ryan thinks you’re stupid.
December 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Democrats Must Stop Ceding the Security State to Republicans
James Comey never should have been FBI director in the first place.
December 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
The mainstream media is advertising a huge platform for Trump loyalists.
December 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Distractions Will Provide Republican Cover to Rip Apart the Safety Net
December 7, 2016
Brian Beutler
Sorry, Conservatives, Trump’s Illiberalism Is on You.
Anti-Trumpers are trying to argue that Obama laid the foundation for authoritarianism.
December 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democrats, Don’t Repeat Obama’s Biggest Mistake
To save Obamacare from Republicans, the opposition party must heed the lesson of 2011's debt limit standoff.
December 5, 2016
Brian Beutler
How the Media Is Abetting Trump’s “Mission Accomplished” Transition
Trump's Carrier deal was a public relations coup. But his spectacle-driven vision of the presidency will shatter when hard realities assert themselves.
December 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Alternative to Obamacare Is Obamacare
If Democrats play their cards right, they can save the Affordable Care Act or even set the stage for moving health care in a more progressive direction.
November 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Danger of Doubting Donald Trump’s Legitimacy
Trump didn't steal the election. If a recount can affirm that fact, then so much the better.
November 28, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP’s Insanely Reckless Trump Gamble
Republicans could rein in Trump's worst excesses—but they first have to secure their regressive tax cuts and a Supreme Court nominee.
November 23, 2016
Brian Beutler
This Single Concept Explains Trump’s Many Outrages
When the president does it, that means it's not illegal—even if he has no idea what he's doing.
November 22, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Government for White People
Liberals are underestimating just how aggressively Trump's White House will shape the electorate in ways that make it whiter.

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