Paul Waldman

Washington, D.C.

Formerly: Washington Post, The Week, American Prospect. MSNBC columnist, co-host of Boundary Issues. Author, The Cross Section: https://t.co/NcC1hMgD9J

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Republicans want unregulated AI. What could go wrong?

1 week ago | publicnotice.co | Paul Waldman

š¦¾ PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us. šThe great artificial intelligence bait-and-switch is almost complete. Hereās how it worked.
Opinion | Momentum grows on the right for overturning same-sex marriage

2 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

In the space of roughly a decade, a remarkably short amount of time, the fight for marriage equality achieved a wave of legal and political successes. Legal equality became so normalized — especially after the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which mandated marriage equality throughout the country — that liberals could be forgiven for thinking they had achieved a permanent victory.
Opinion | Momentum grows on the right for overturning same-sex marriage

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Paul Waldman

In the space of roughly a decade, a remarkably short amount of time, the fight for marriage equality achieved a wave of legal and political successes. Legal equality became so normalized — especially after the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which mandated marriage equality throughout the country — that liberals could be forgiven for thinking they had achieved a permanent victory.
Momentum grows on the right for overturning same-sex marriage

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Paul Waldman

3 hours agoCongressman tells Hegseth to "get the hell out" of Pentagon in tense hearingRep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) told Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to "get the hell out" of the Department of Defense in an explosive exchange …1 hour agoSen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los AngelesNoem was in L.A. to address the ongoing demonstrations protesting President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Sen.
Republicans are trying to sell a bizarre fantasy on the economy

2 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Paul Waldman

💰 Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us. 👇Even Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters take it with a grain of salt when he says that because of his economic policies, “we’re going to become so rich, you’re not going to know where to spend all that money.” Trump is a teller of tall tales, and taking him literally means you’re not in on the game.
Amy Coney Barrett and the Secret Legal Agenda That Played Trump Like a Chump

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Paul Waldman

President Trump is facing more legal challenges than ever as his administration runs roughshod over law and precedent. As his policy moves are challenged as legal overreach or outright violations of the Constitution, he is, understandably, paying particularly close attention to what happens in the courts, including the decisions rendered by the hundreds of judges he appointed during his first term. And he is not happy with what he sees.
Trump's war on cities

3 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Paul Waldman

✈️ 🚝 🚗 This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us by clicking the button and signing up for a paid subscription. 👇Going purely by biography, Donald Trump is the most urban of presidents. Raised in Queens, he spent much of his life thirsting for nothing so much as praise and acceptance from the Manhattan establishment, something that forever eluded him.
A Trump Tariff Case Study: Can the U.S. Again Be the Power Tool King?

3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Paul Waldman

My DeWalt 20-volt cordlessdrill/driver combo set is a beaut—powerful, smooth, comfortable in the hand,and not too expensive; I got it on sale for about a hundred bucks. It’s also atribute to the wonders of the transnational supply chain, its componentstraversing the earth before they came together and found their way to my door. The drill and driver were made in Mexico, but their batteries were made inChina, as were the battery charger and the handy tote bag that came with it.
A Trump Tariff Case Study: Can the U.S. Again Be the Power Tool King?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Paul Waldman

My DeWalt 20-volt cordless drill/driver combo set is a beaut—powerful, smooth, comfortable in the hand, and not too expensive; I got it on sale for about a hundred bucks. It’s also a tribute to the wonders of the transnational supply chain, its components traversing the earth before they came together and found their way to my door. The drill and driver were made in Mexico, but their batteries were made in China, as were the battery charger and the handy tote bag that came with it.
Democrats could learn an important lesson from Trump's broken promises

3 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

During an interview last June, then-candidate Donald Trump was asked what he thought about foreign students attending American universities. “What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he said.