GOP panic and a flailing president.

Timothy Snyder revisits his warnings on democracy's fragility and our future.

The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.

A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video

A conversation with Jacob Weisberg

Some thoughts on civic virtue

Perhaps you can detect a theme here:

A conversation with the New Yorker’s Susan Glasser

Ironic.

Plus: The pathetic GOP scramble for an off-ramp.

We have a special two-part pod today: I dive into the latest developments in the Trump meltdown – from his UN speech to his unhinged rants about CNN’s Katlin Collins – and all the Republicans facing electoral extinction, who are now desperately seeking an off-ramp from Trumpism.

Plus: The GOP freakout cometh.

Matt and I discuss the White House media ban, another ICE shooting, the FBI’s bizarre new rule, and why Republicans are already running from Trump ahead

Today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast

A jam-packed day, so a jam-packed newsletter

Gangster-financed weddings, Press bans, Snipers on arches...

Well, today’s “To the Contrary” podcast is a bit different…

Maybe we’re asking the wrong question.

He lost his popularity before he consolidated power.

He lost his popularity before he consolidated power. A conversation with Ian Bassin

Plus: The Texas GOP has a bigot problem. Who knew?

Matt and I discuss a Russian oligarch’s “gift,” the 7–2 Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s mail-in voting plan, why AI data centers are political poison, and more!

Putin crony bankrolls Trump Crime family wedding.

Who better than Kara Swisher to answer the questions: (1) Is AI going to kill us all?

The return of purity tests?

The AI debate warnings; the Saudi’s worst fears; the name that shall-not-be-mentioned at the RNC

A conversation with Adam Jentleson

25 years after “Never Forget”

A recording from Charlie Sykes and Alex Wagner's live video

Warnings of human extinction deserve some attention, don’t you think?

Plus: Trump’s Stolen Valor, and Fascist-themed new uniforms

A recording from Charlie Sykes and Miles Taylor's live video

Lies, damn lies, and the honor that Trump defames.

A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video

(And it hits remarkably close to home.)

I readily concede that there are far more important things to think about than Donald Trump’s turn as a brunette, but it’s a holiday weekend, so I think we can indulge ourselves a bit.

A conversation with Phillips O’Brien

Plus: The mail-in ballot chaos

The Senate’s concern troll takes a shot at Liz Cheney

A conversation with Senate candidate Seth Bodnar

Just another week in Trump world.

A blue trickle, wave, or... tsunami?

Today’s ‘To the Contrary” Podcast

His money is a cash infusion *and* a poison chalice. Wisconsin already showed what happens when the world’s richest man tries to buy a election.

If Piker is bad, Musk is a trillion times worse.

Plus: A week of commentary

Plus: The sad, sad tale of Milo; the saga of a MAGA troll on the DOD payroll; and what I told the CBC about the price of defying Trumpism.

Alas, this is not a parody.

Texas becomes a sanctuary state; RFK’s deadly idiocracy; Hegseth ensh*ttifies the Pentagon; the cancer of antisemitism spreads; and Trump sabotages the GOP

A conversation with journalist/historian Garrett Graff