Chris Lehmann

Washington, D.C.

D.C. Bureau Chief at The Nation

When reality becomes digital, and the big hankering cometh, I'll vote for life in the big choice poll. See also: @[email protected]

Articles

These Trump Supporters Hope Bombing Iran Will Trigger the Apocalypse

3 days ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

These Trump Supporters Hope Bombing Iran Will Trigger the ApocalypseFor many ardent evangelicals and Christian nationalists, a military confrontation with Iran is the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy.
Truth-Telling Now Gets You Canned

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / June 11, 2025 Truth-Telling Now Gets You CannedTerry Moran’s only mistake was speaking honestly at a time when loyalty to the presidency supersedes journalistic integrity.
The 4-Year Grudge Behind Trump’s Invasion of California

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Society / June 10, 2025 The 4-Year Grudge Behind Trump’s Invasion of CaliforniaThe president’s response to the protests in Los Angeles is a naked attempt to settle a score going back to January 6, 2021. Ad Policy Law enforcement officers stand under an overpass in Los Angeles, California, during a protest on June 8, 2025.
MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

The Civilization MythThe Trump administration’s rhetoric echoes the same old fantasy of racial purity that animated the 20th-century right.
The Democrats' Class Trip to Nowhere

3 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / June 5, 2025 The Democrats’ Class Trip to NowhereA sparsely-attended forum about the working class held at a $40 million think tank—yep, sounds about right. Ad Policy Reps. Greg Casar and Nikki Budzinski at the Center for American Progress on June 4, 2025.
Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats

3 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / June 4, 2025 Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the DemocratsThe party should be listening to former Tea Party stalwart Joe Walsh. No, really. Ad Policy Joe Walsh speaks at a Country Over Party Rally to talk about his support for Kamala Harris.(Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) In the motley ranks of Never Trump Republicans, I always harbored a guilty fondness for former Illinois GOP Representative Joe Walsh.
Democrats Still Can’t Figure Out What Happened in 2024

4 weeks ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / May 29, 2025 Democrats Still Can’t Figure Out What Happened in 2024A new analysis of voting patterns in the last election suggests that the party is woefully unprepared for the path forward. Ad Policy A campaign sign for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz outside a polling location in 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.
The DNC's Latest Feud Is an Exercise in Futility

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Chris Lehmann

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Tump and Johnson’s Big Ugly Lie

1 month ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / May 22, 2025 Tump and Johnson’s Big Ugly LieLast night, the president’s destructive spending bill passed the House by a single vote. Ad Policy Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump speak to members of the press as they depart a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol in May.
Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump's Crypto Corruption

1 month ago | thenation.com | Chris Lehmann

Politics / May 20, 2025 Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump’s Crypto Corruption Sixteen senators backed a disastrous bill that enshrines the crypto industry’s flagrant abuses into law. Edit Ad Policy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.