Skip Navigation
Author

Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and critically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity. With extensive experience as an editor, columnist, progressive commentator, and special correspondent for renowned publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Daily Beast, and many others, Tomasky has been a trusted voice in political journalism for more than three decades.

All Articles
March 31, 2023
Michael Tomasky
What Trump and the Republicans Don’t Understand About the Law
For starters, the former president was not criminally indicted by a bloodthirsty Democrat. Private American citizens voted to charge him.
March 26, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Trump ’24 Is Far More Dangerous Than Trump ’16
The new set list features many of the old hits—xenophobia, racism. But he’s added two new tunes that make him a much bigger threat now than he was the first time.
March 20, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Forget What Trump Said—Kevin McCarthy’s Comments Are Way Scarier
His threat to the Manhattan district attorney replaces democratic accountability with thuggery.
March 13, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Right-Wing Zealot Who Wrecked the Budget Process and Made Washington Dysfunctional
Grover Norquist’s 45-year-long reign of terror started with a simple pledge.
March 10, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Is This How Trump Ends Up in Jail?
His hush payments to Stormy Daniels and subsequent cover-up are hardly his biggest crimes, but the Manhattan D.A.’s invitation for Trump to testify suggests he may be indicted for them.
March 5, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Democrats Must Boycott Fox News. Right Now.
The only thing Democrats accomplish by going on Fox News is lending it credibility as a news organization.
February 27, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Biden’s Biggest Job Now: Crush the Economic Argument
Events have conspired to give the president a chance to start putting the grand economic vision he articulated during the State of the Union into practice.
February 21, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Can We Stop Being Cynical and Give Biden the Huge Props He Deserves for Kyiv?
The left doesn’t do hero worship like the right does. But for God’s sake, what the president just did was amazing.
February 20, 2023
Michael Tomasky
There’s No Question: It’s Still Donald Trump’s Republican Party
DeSantis? Haley? Whoever else? Forget it. The disgraced, twice-impeached, soon-to-be-indicted racist conman is still the front-runner.
February 13, 2023
Michael Tomasky
How Right-Wing Bullshit Created the Great Balloon Caper
The media needs to get better at halting the GOP’s evidence-free assertions in their tracks.
February 5, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The State of the Union? We’ll Know in 21 Months.
It’s a lot better than it was before the midterms. But it’s the next election that will determine whether we still have a republic.
January 30, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Armed Cops Should Not Be Making Traffic Stops. Period.
How much carnage do we need to see before we understand that we have to radically change how traffic violations are policed?
January 28, 2023
Michael Tomasky
“I’m Just Trying to Get Home”: Memphis Police Release Videos of Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols
The city of Memphis police released four videos of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
January 26, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Victor Navasky’s Vast Intellectual Universe
The former longtime editor of The Nation, who died on Monday, opened up unimaginable worlds to countless journalists like me.
January 23, 2023
Michael Tomasky
These Next Six Months Could Define the Biden Presidency
On five fronts—yes, starting with Docugate, which has shifted the White House from offense to defense—Joe Biden is facing major challenges.
January 17, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why the Special Counsel Could End Up Helping Joe Biden
If there’s nothing at the center of Docugate besides GOP cynicism, that’s what this episode will illuminate for voters.
January 9, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Hell Yes, Joe Biden Should Run Again
What do Democratic and progressive insiders think about the president’s chances in 2024? I asked them. And yes, I have some thoughts of my own.
January 4, 2023
Michael Tomasky
House Republican Chaos, Day Two: House GOP Has Two Options, Both of Them Horrible
If Kevin McCarthy pulls it out, dissension deepens. If they move toward Steve Scalise, they’ve elevated “David Duke without the baggage.”
January 3, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Get Ready for the Most Chaotic, Do-Nothingest Congress in Modern History
Buckle up, we’re about to find out how strange the GOP has become.
December 22, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are The New Republic’s 2022 Scoundrels of the Year
The Supreme Court justice and his right-wing activist wife are working hand in hand to destroy American democracy.

Our Writers

Kate AronoffClimate & Energy
Matt FordLaw & The Courts
Melissa Gira GrantLGBTQ Rights
Jason LinkinsPower & Plutocracy
Timothy NoahPolitics & Economy
Tori OttenBreaking News
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingBreaking News
Greg SargentPolitics & Democracy
Grace SegersCongress & Elections
Walter ShapiroPolitics & Campaigns
Alex ShephardPolitics & Media
Heather Souvaine HornClimate Change
Michael TomaskyPolitics & Ideas
About The New Republic’s history