Philip Bump @pbump.com · 20hGas prices are basically the only economic measure that people track on a near-daily basis. And right now they are significantly worse than when Biden was facing the 2022 midterms — and particularly in several states with close Senate elections. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 1241487
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026In my weekly newsletter, I recreated that terrific testosterone chart from @goodauth.bsky.social and tested some other possible correlates to Trump support. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5... 68717
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026I wrote about just how bad the surge in gas prices is promising to be for Republicans in November. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 819940
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/09/2026pretty sure "lands" is the wrong word here for at least two reasons 441080139
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 27/09/2026I assume everyone wants to keep watching Jalen Brunson saying, “I’m Philip” on a loop, so: 1471
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/09/2026The apartment we lived in a decade ago might want to update the intercom labels. 151844
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 25/09/2026you know what *i* would say if someone called me a racist or a nazi? I would say, i am not a racist or a nazi 57994151
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/09/2026Too bad for them that that first world is located on Pluto. 2438424
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552967771
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026This is how the NRCC is hoping to get Lawler across the finish line. 1811715
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026In my (free!) newsletter, I wrote about how Democrats for some reason no longer have confidence in the information the government presents?????? link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5... 39716
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026The theme of Trump’s second term is his using the power of the presidency as though it’s his own. That manifests in tantrums booting media outlets from the White House. More harmfully, it also manifests in blocking federal funding to states that didn’t vote for him. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 9347137
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026I was at a hipster coffee shop in Park Slope yesterday and they paused Geese so that everyone could get out their mandatory prayer mats. 49110378
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19/09/2026A cricket got in the house so now we apparently have a pet cricket. He is eating oats. 8490135
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/09/2026A reminder that RFK Jr. attested to his chemtrail insanity within days of endorsing Trump. 1322344
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026My summary of the AI apocalypse discussion. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 727432
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026In my newsletter (free!), I talked a little about Ross Douthat’s Mopey Minute. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5... 131105
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026How strong is Trump's grip on the GOP? In Connecticut, half of *Republicans* think there need to be more restrictions on data centers. www.ctinsider.com/politics/art... 114728
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026I, too, was curious about the theory behind “AI will doom us all” so I spoke with one of the smartest tech writers I know, @jwherrman.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 1112615
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15/09/2026Guy who talks to Republicans all the time is hearing that actually November won't be that bad? Who's to know what is real??? 1625416
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14/09/2026… reminds me of one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of my time at The Post. www.washingtonpost.com/news/politic... 414420
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/09/2026You only have so much space on a printed page and I support this particular resolution of that problem. 81197
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 09/09/2026On the West Side Highway today, an NYPD car reminding everyone to do their part and stay six feet apart. 2471
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026In the newsletter, I wrote about the labor movement. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5... 25515
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026In my book, I wrote about research into what is called the "minority collusion" belief. bsky.app/profile/volt... 21555130
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026I was on a family trip when the annual FBI crime data came out so allow me belatedly to talk about how politicians (and FBI directors) misuse these numbers for their own ends. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 823048
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 07/09/2026Trump posted these images on his social media platform and the vibe is Darth Vader saying “are we the baddies” 2530744
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/09/2026Got a new ribbon for the first time since about 1994 so the nine-year-old is trying his hand at mystery-writing. 3953712
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/09/2026Tough luck for the guy in charge of picking out talking heads for this anti-Hochul ad. 2846