Why Republicans suck at social media

By Oliver Willis | June 6, 2026
Republicans have been able to use social media to attract attention, rally voters, and impact politics. But the party has a track record of embarrassing gaffes and bigoted memes that has exposed the significant downside of its social media focus. That dynamic was on display this past week after GOP Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee posted on X, “homosexuality has…Read More

Surprise! Trump’s ‘diplomatic’ China visit is just another grift.

By Lisa Needham | May 14, 2026
President Donald Trump and his entourage arrived in China Wednesday for what is ostensibly a diplomatic trip where he will try to persuade Chinese President Xi Jinping to buy more soybeans from U.S. farmers and also, pretty please, maybe help with the Strait of Hormuz. But this voyage is looking a lot like Trump’s Middle East trip last May, where…Read More