Nate Moore

1 week ago | liberalpatriot.com | Michael Baharaeen |Nate Moore

What a year the last month has been. President Donald Trump has continued the hot start to his second term by boosting his anti-illegal-immigration efforts and moving forward with new tariffs. The former has received support from both Republicans and voters more broadly, but the impact of his brewing trade war is becoming almost all anyone can talk about—and possibly the reason his initially high favorability is starting to slip. More and that and much else below.

Jan 20, 2025 | liberalpatriot.com | Nate Moore

Explorations of the American loneliness epidemic are everywhere these days—and with good reason. The rise of the “anti-social century,” as Derek Thompson labeled it last week, has had disastrous effects across our culture and politics. Young men might be struggling the most. In 1990, the share of men with no close friends was just 3 percent. In 2021, it was 15 percent. The Survey Center on American Life finds that 28 percent of men under 30 have no close social connections.

Jan 13, 2025 | liberalpatriot.com | Nate Moore

Item number one for Mike Johnson and the GOP in 2025? A vote on the Laken Riley Act—an illegal immigration crackdown that would require Homeland Security to detain migrants arrested for burglary, theft, or shoplifting. The quick move from the newly (and narrowly) re-elected Speaker was no surprise. Voters handed the GOP unified control of the federal government in no small part because of their promise to control illegal immigration.

Jan 6, 2025 | liberalpatriot.com | Nate Moore

Though separated by just a few miles, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties—both nestled northwest of Santa Fe—are worlds apart politically. Los Alamos, home to the eponymous laboratory, is more than two-thirds white and the wealthiest county in New Mexico. A whopping 68 percent of residents have a bachelor’s degree and 43 percent have a postgraduate degree. The median household income approaches $150,000. In short, chock full of elites.

Dec 19, 2024 | liberalpatriot.com | Nate Moore

A record 10 states voted on ballot initiatives in November that would protect or expand abortion access. Seven measures passed, including those in the presidential battlegrounds of Nevada and Arizona. The 70 percent success rate is further evidence that Americans are decidedly pro-choice. But after past wins in deep-red states like Kansas and Kentucky, losing even three initiatives was a tough blow for those hoping to expand abortion access. Two such disappointments were in South Dakota and Florida.