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Mike Lofgren

Mike Lofgren

Mike Lofgren is a former congressional staff member who served on both the House and Senate budget committees. His books include: "The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government" (2016) and "The Party is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted" (2013).

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Want Socialism? Try the US Military

Some of our top brass denounce socialism, but they run the most socialist organization on earth.

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Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) walks down the House steps of the Capitol after a vote on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Congressman From Hell Is a Symptom of Our Rotten Political System

Decades of disdain for politics as a civic calling means we get the politicians we deserve.

Mike Lofgren ·

U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) speaks to the press at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2021. House Republicans voted Wednesday to oust anti-Trump conservative Cheney from her leadership role confirming that the party out of power in Washington is casting its lot with the former US President. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Liz Cheney: And Thus, the Revolution Devours Its Children

At some point, the GOP will use bullets rather than ballots.

Mike Lofgren ·

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, stands next to his portrait after its unveiling in Statuary Hall in the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

John Boehner: The Man of the House Never Did Man Up

Beneath his blustering pretense of candor, the former Republican House Speaker is as craven and self-serving as ever.

Mike Lofgren ·

Trump's insurrectionists attack police while trying to storm the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The rioters broke windows and used metal bars, flag poles and bear spray as well against the police. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Wait, Don't Tell Me: The Capitol Riot Was Yet Another "Intelligence Failure"

This is Washington's go-to excuse for basic failures of policy, but we should not tolerate it any longer.

Mike Lofgren ·

The ascendency of conservatism beginning in the late 1960s was likely due in part to an increasing preference of the public for what it held to be the “normal” and “traditional.” (Photo: Getty/Stock Photo)

The Right Devolves From J.S. Bach to Skinhead Rock

How conservatives fell in love with trash culture, and why it reflects their rage.

Mike Lofgren ·

Protestors demonstrate against President-elect Donald Trump outside Independence Hall November 13, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican candidate lost the popular vote but won the electoral college. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

The Electoral College Is Far Worse Than You Think

Majority disenfranchisement isn't its only flaw; it allows fanatical splinter groups to decide elections.

Mike Lofgren ·

A supporter of President Donald Trump howls inside the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol during a deadly invasion and takeover on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A Layman’s Guide to Spotting Sedition, Treason, and Lunacy in General

The words people speak have consequences—but maybe not what you think.

Mike Lofgren ·

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