Matt Bai

Thank you for reading and for the thoughtful essay. At the time, I often summed it up this way: if you treat your politicians like celebrities, you will inevitably get celebrities as politicians. A bit simplistic, perhaps, but I think born out. (Also, worth watching the film.)

Jon Allsop @Jon_Allsop

I read @mattbai’s Gary Hart book on a long train ride last week—and it was one of those finally-got-round-to-it reads that serendipitously made me think a lot of thoughts about the current media moment. My column for @CJR: https://t.co/q1kFaDW0jI

RT @PostOpinions: Trump and Musk lay siege to Washington. What should Democrats do? @MattBai, David Von Drehle and Perry Bacon Jr. discuss…

RT @PostOpinions: Terrorizing USAID isn’t reform, @MattBai writes. Here’s an inside story of Elon Musk’s takeover: https://t.co/pa299ZvEJM

RT @PostOpinions: @MattBai has talked to multiple agency officials and policy experts in the past week who reported different versions of t…

RT @PostOpinions: 🧵Let’s talk about the panic that DOGE has ignited in Washington, partly because everything about its mission seems squish…

RT @PostOpinions: From @MattBai: The education of Elon and Vivek https://t.co/gNdgbK5bi4

RT @mkorman: Hearing my constituent, @mattbai interview my Congressman, @RepRaskin at Bethesda’s new bookstore, Wonderland Books. https://t…

“Gaetz, an arrested-development adolescent with the swagger of a sequined guitarist in a low-rent casino, will not be confirmed. His grotesqueness, however, makes three other nominees seem what they are not: acceptable.” The great ⁦⁦@GeorgeWill⁩… https://t.co/USAWiUU7Mw

RT @PostOpinions: Misogyny is the wrong lesson for Democrats to take away from 2024, @mattbai writes. https://t.co/BgE8AUBt50

RT @PostOpinions: Yes, a woman can be president, @mattbai writes. https://t.co/PisXdCt27y

RT @PostOpinions: Donald Trump’s election might feel like déjà vu. But America is in a different place than it was eight years ago. @Ripl…

Why are you always at the top of my feed, even though I don’t follow you? Wasn’t this supposed to be a free speech platform where everyone had equal say? Why is your speech promoted so much more heavily than anyone else’s? How is that consistent with your stated vision?

Elon Musk @elonmusk

Normally, PACs go somewhat dormant after a big election. @America PAC is going to do the opposite and keep grinding, increasing Republican registrations in key districts around the country, in preparation for special elections and the midterms.

RT @TuftsUniversity: @sfmcguire79 We have reached out to Congressman Moulton's office to clarify that we have not--and will not--limit inte…

I'm an alum and a member of the @TischCollege Board of Advisors, and I'm confident this doesn't reflect the views of Tufts or Tisch College, which has always placed free speech and civil debate at the core of its mission. I hope @sethmoulton will visit with me and make his case.

Sarah Ferris @sarahnferris

Interesting: Tufts is breaking ties with Rep. Seth Moulton’s office over his comments on trans athletes, telling the office not to contact Tufts about future internships, per person familiar with the matter The call came from David Art, chair of poli sci department

RT @PostOpinions: "However history remembers Biden (and I think it will be kinder), it’s clear that a solid majority of Americans have dete…

RT @PostOpinions: "The lesson Democrats should take away from Biden’s political collapse is that denial isn’t a strategy," @MattBai writes.…