Jonathan Taplin·Feb 17, 2021Better Days Are ComingLetter to the Millennials 6A response icon2A response icon2
Jonathan Taplin·Jan 14, 2021Who Caused the Insurrection?America has endured political demagogues before. Joe McCarthy and George Wallace come to mind. But America never had a violent…
Jonathan Taplin·Nov 8, 2020The Y2K ElectionBack in September I posted this tweet about the Y2K election, in response to a tweet by Nate Silver.
Jonathan Taplin·Aug 30, 2020It Could Happen HereRichard Evans, in his monumental study of the rise of Hitler, The Coming of The Third Reich, notes the role that the Fascist street…
Jonathan Taplin·Aug 19, 2020How to Stop a Stolen ElectionIts clear that Trump believed he could suppress voting by kneecapping the Post Office. But Democrats must realize that he can be stopped…
Jonathan Taplin·Jun 24, 2020David Brooks is WrongThe Covid-19 Crisis is a Republican Failure, full stop.
Jonathan Taplin·Apr 29, 2020Life After EmpireIn 1922, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 458 million people, one-quarter of the world’s people and covered more…
Jonathan Taplin·Apr 25, 2020Begin The World AgainPandemics have a way of radically altering societies. The Renaissance came on the heels of The Black Death, a plague that killed millions…A response icon3A response icon3
Jonathan Taplin·Dec 17, 2019Trump-The Biggest LoserHere is the basic problem for any Democrat trying to unseat Donald Trump in 2020. According to the latest Quinnipiac Poll, “73 percent…A response icon1A response icon1