Batya Ungar-Sargon

3 weeks ago | thefp.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty. The president is giving the working class its best shot at the American Dream in 60 years. That’s why I support him. My name is Batya and I am a MAGA Lefty. The journey has been a long one. Initially, I had Trump Derangement Syndrome—and I had it bad. In 2016, I stopped going to my favorite local bar in Sheepshead Bay because everyone there had voted for Trump. How could they do that to me?!Like so many other Democrats, I took Trump’s victory personally.

1 month ago | unherd.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

Barack ObamaClass conflictCultureFirst LadyMichelle ObamaPodcastsProgressivesUSWealth While listening to former First Lady Michelle Obama’s new advice podcast, IMO, co-hosted with her brother, Craig Robinson, a single thought kept hammering me: what advice would Michelle’s and Craig’s parents have given to young Americans struggling to make it in a country that has become prohibitive for young families?

1 month ago | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

For a decade, the Democrats and their loyal stenographers in the media have cast Donald Trump as a corrupt billionaire with a singular purpose in running for office: to enrich himself and other people like him. The truth, however, is that the wealthy have been gravitating ever more toward the Democratic Party, while working-class voters have increasingly voted for the GOP.

2 months ago | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

On Wednesday, the Senate held its confirmation hearing for Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor. In her opening statement, Chavez-DeRemer revealed that she is the mother of twin daughters, one a Republican and the other a Democrat. The former representative is a union-endorsed Republican, so it’s fitting that her twin daughters seem to have split the difference.

Jan 20, 2025 | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

In his farewell address last week, President Biden warned of America’s transformation into an “oligarchy” lorded over by a new “tech-industrial complex.” His clear targets were the tech barons who, both before and after the November election, have flocked to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos,  and Mark Zuckerberg. As Donald Trump takes office on Monday, many of these men—who donated many millions to his campaign and his inaugural fund—will be in his retinue.