Gaius Publius

 Bernie Sanders' November 2016 aggregate approval rating. Net favorable: +18%  Hillary Clinton's November 2016 aggregate approval rating.

World War II rationing posters. If no one questions the goal, no one will question means like these.by Thomas NeuburgerI could make this complicated or simple. Let's make it simple.

The Praetorian Guard declares a cowering Claudius emperor after murdering Caligula (from a painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema) by Thomas NeuburgerI’d argue that under Trump, the national security establishment not only hasn’t missed a beat but indeed has gained dangerous strength.

The best of all possible worlds?by Thomas Neuburger I've written before comparing Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders as presidential candidates, but only preliminarily.

BREAKING: Gov. Jay Inslee to offer pardons for thousands with misdemeanor pot convictions https://t.co/EesejA88hz via @seattletimes— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) January 4, 2019

Donald Trump and John Kasich face off at a 2016 presidential primary debate (Joe Raedle/Getty Images; source)by Gaius PubliusI normally don't follow the predictable machinations of Republicans, partly because there's a national industry these days to do that for me, and partly because that's not where the actual action is.

Taxes and spending in the "Fairer Europe" proposal by Thomas Piketty et al (source; click to enlarge). Notice the emphasis on addressing climate change, both on the tax side and the spending side.

Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in 1985by Gaius PubliusGeorge H.W. Bush's life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling. And he did tremendous good along the journey.     —Former president Barack ObamaRosalynn and I are deeply saddened by the death of former President George H.W. Bush.

Gallup Poll from earlier this yearby Gaius PubliusI'm writing this as a heads up, since the issue will come up forcefully in not too many months. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are not equivalents for each other, and it's not even close.

A tripwire question for Democrats and Republicans alikeby Gaius PubliusA brief conjunction of statements from 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is (a) rumored to want to run again, and (b) representative of what most "centrist" Democrats think, even if she doesn't re-eme