David S. Bernstein
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Mitt Romney once tried to wager $10,000 that I got something wrong. Freelance journalist, covering local, state, & national politics and policy.
Pasadena, CA
Joined March 2007
We’ve entered the “pocket rescission” window. Will Trump use it? My new piece:.
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Citing DC crime data misses the mark, IMO; after all, Trump and crew made very clear that they’re only concerned with certain types of crime, in certain parts of the city, against certain types of people. My new column:.
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I helped out with this new BoMag feature, asking Bostonians what they would do if they were mayor. Check it out:.
bostonmagazine.com
Forget the campaign promises—while the mayoral candidates duke it out until election day, see how refreshingly opinionated locals filled in the blank.
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Trump’s excuse for firing the BLS commissioner doesn’t even make sense under his nonsensical conspiracy theory. My new one, as we await his nominee to replace her:.
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MAGA media have acquiesced to Trump’s request to stop talking about Epstein. He just won’t shut up about it himself. My new piece at the newsletter:.
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Tulsi Gabbard, the country’s top intelligence official, launched a clearly false allegation at a former President. Which is worse: if she’s lying, or if she believes it? My new piece:.
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Are we safer after bombing Iran? Will other countries start nuclear weapons programs? Why was a recent global meeting on nuclear power plant security so “gloomy”? My new interview with former U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Laura Holgate:.
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Government does a lot of good and necessary things with people’s money. Why don’t they know about that? My new column at the newsletter (which you should really subscribe to, please):.
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“Societal paranoia” pervades LA County thanks to the ICE crackdown. It’s coming to your town soon. My new column:.
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Trump just refused to pay schools funds he himself signed off on. This could be a test for what’s left of local news outlets. My new one:.
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Let Trump insist that we obliterated Iran’s nuclear program. Otherwise he might use a nuke to finish the job. My new column:.
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20years ago, you couldn’t find isolationists in the GOP. But that might have been when the rift began that we now see splitting the party as Trump considers attacking Iran. My new one:.
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I’ve covered a lot of protests. They are seldom just one thing, and it’s useful to remember that when watching what’s happening in LA (10 miles from me).
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All of Trump’s bullying has resulted in very little for MAGA world, and frustration is rising. Answer: pick on queers and Blacks. My new piece at the newsletter:.
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Slavish Trump stooge Ed Martin just started his new job as DOJ Pardon Attorney. His approach: “No MAGA left behind.” Seriously, that’s his words, not mine. Guess what happened next.
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This week we’ve seen a lot of policy driven by dumb ideas supported by dumb “evidence.” And I didn’t even include yesterday’s MAHA gathering. My new one at the newsletter:.
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This is concerning.
Wesley Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in journalism say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
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Ain’t nothing like white Americans’ fear of Black retributive violence. My take on the Afrikaner refugees:.
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RT @NormOrnstein: @dbernstein in the excellent Substack Good Politics/ Bad Politics has a terrific piece today. The appointment of Jeannine….
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Dems are getting optimistic about an unlikely Senate takeover next year. But primaries (for both parties) might be where the action is at. My new one:.
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