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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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Why the Idea of Progress Is Dead in America

The Right's assault on reason and intelligence has killed the notion that things can improve.

Mike Lofgren · Dec 22, 2021

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Will the Media Wake Up to the Danger to American Democracy?

“Asymmetric polarization” is a poor way to describe a descent into madness.

Mike Lofgren · Dec 16, 2021

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The Curious Case of Two Generals Named Flynn

An insider says Mike Flynn's brother lied about the Pentagon's response to the Capitol riot.

Mike Lofgren · Dec 10, 2021

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Steve Bannon and the Deadly Implications of 'Deconstructing the Administrative State'

It may sweep away the last barrier against political barbarism.

Mike Lofgren · Nov 17, 2021

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The Leaf Blower and the Robocall: America's Social Predicament

If we can't even do the easy things, has the very concept of progress in America died?

Mike Lofgren · Nov 3, 2021

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It’s Time to End Religious Exemptions During Public Health Emergencies

There is no moral or theological basis for people to opt out of their civic duty.

Mike Lofgren · Sep 3, 2021

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For the Seventeenth Time, Afghanistan Was Never “Winnable”

Forget what armchair generals say: disaster was foreordained three months into the 2001 invasion.

Mike Lofgren · Aug 21, 2021

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What the GOP’s Turn Away from Free Market Economics Actually Is About

When Republicans talk up “a capitalism for the common good,” hold onto your wallets.

Mike Lofgren · Aug 13, 2021

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