Jonathan Chait
@jonathanchait
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Atlantic staff writer. Liberal (not leftist, not centrist). Tweets with links are prompts to read the linked story, not self-contained arguments.
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2009
Some personal news. Sad to say goodbye to @NYMag but thrilled to be joining @TheAtlantic
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The closing of a wonderful chapter in my career.
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The Indiana Vote Is an Inflection Point The spines of the state’s Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped
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The spines of the state’s Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped.
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Why the Indiana vote is a crucial inflection point
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The spines of the state’s Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped.
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“The spines of the Indiana Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped,” @jonathanchait argues.
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The spines of the state’s Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped.
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Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care
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It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
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“Unlike pretty much every other conservative party in the industrialized world,” American Republicans seem resigned to bleed out on health care, @jonathanchait argues. Why can’t the GOP make peace with Obamacare?
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It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
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The methods Republicans used to employ to stop universal coverage don't work any more
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It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
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There's a legendary Harbaugh story that actually kind of confirms this. https://t.co/0HJbk4wJuF
The Sherrone Moore saga is just further proof that you need laser-focused autistic men to run your football team. If this gal asked Jim Harbaugh if he wanted a blow job, he would've looked at her cross-eyed and responded "my hair isn't wet, dumbass" https://t.co/vxDBA98TxZ
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Mr. Gorka, when you are describing an institution, employ the singular. The Atlantic IS scum, not ARE scum. Thank you.
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Trump isn't even bothering to lie our way into war with Venezuela
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To better understand the president’s foreign policy, one must study the behavior of small children.
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If you want a much more detailed rebuttal of Freddie deBoer's fashionable education fatalism, read this:
Debunking deBoer’s Education Reform Pessimism: The cultural critic’s absolutist appraisal ignores clear evidence of progress.
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It's sadly become consensus on right and left that creating good public schools to lift up poor kids is impossible
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Progressives used to view schools as engines of social mobility. Now they seem resigned to their failure.
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A nonsensical paper claiming to debunk Mississippi's reading gains went viral, because the left is desperate to believe ed reform can't work
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Progressives used to view schools as engines of social mobility. Now they seem resigned to their failure.
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Birmingham is a desirable suburb because it's walkable. We used to drive there to walk around as an activity. Build walkable suburbs!
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Properties move fast in the city’s 48009 ZIP Code, which has a median list price of $1.43 million.
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Here’s Vlad Kogan
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The cultural critic’s absolutist appraisal ignores clear evidence of progress
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Good columns by @jonathanchait and @vkoganpolisci on the left’s efforts to debunk the “southern surge” in K-12 test scores. Here’s Chait:
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