Kevin Drum

Political Blogger

The inventor of Friday catblogging, Kevin was a blogosphere pioneer when, after a stint in marketing, he went online as Calpundit in 2003. Prior to joining MoJo, he blogged at the Washington Monthly's Political Animal. He lives with his wife and two cats in Irvine.

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Factlet of the Day: Mutual Funds Suck
Sun Mar. 15, 2015 2:50 PM EDT

Ides of March Catblogging - 15 March 2015
Sun Mar. 15, 2015 1:25 PM EDT

Chart of the Day: Even the Rich Think the Middle Class Is Getting Screwed
Sun Mar. 15, 2015 11:56 AM EDT

Pi Day Health News
Sat Mar. 14, 2015 11:38 AM EDT

Friday Hummingbird Blogging - 13 March 2015
Fri Mar. 13, 2015 12:00 PM EDT

Health Update
Wed Mar. 11, 2015 1:03 AM EDT

Once Again, Obamacare Is Turning Out To Be Cheaper Than Expected
Mon Mar. 9, 2015 1:57 PM EDT

Yes, Education Matters. But It's Not the Answer to Growing Income Inequality.
Mon Mar. 9, 2015 10:55 AM EDT

Sunday Hummingbird Blogging
Sun Mar. 8, 2015 5:31 PM EDT

Friday Cat Blogging - 6 March 2015
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 3:40 PM EST

A Zombie From the 90s Makes the Case For Demanding Strong Encryption
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 2:19 PM EST

Yet Another Health Update
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 12:40 PM EST

Republicans Are Already Prepping for Possible Government Shutdown in the Fall
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 12:01 PM EST

The Hack Gap Lives!
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 11:33 AM EST

Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in February
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 11:16 AM EST

Health Note Placeholder
Fri Mar. 6, 2015 1:36 AM EST

Health Note
Wed Mar. 4, 2015 9:32 PM EST

Tea Party Loses Big in Today's Vote on Clean DHS Funding Bill
Tue Mar. 3, 2015 4:00 PM EST

Summers: Yes, the Robots Are Coming to Take Our Jobs
Tue Mar. 3, 2015 1:58 PM EST

There's Really No Plan B on Iran, Is There?
Tue Mar. 3, 2015 12:08 PM EST

Tikrit is an Early Test of Iraq vs. ISIS
Mon Mar. 2, 2015 12:09 PM EST

Quote of the Day: Secret Scheming Places of Tea Party Congressmen Revealed!
Sun Mar. 1, 2015 2:43 PM EST

Scott Walker Is Making Shit Up, Just Like His Hero Ronald Reagan
Sat Feb. 28, 2015 12:06 PM EST

Kagan: Netanyahu Speech Is a Blunder
Sat Feb. 28, 2015 11:09 AM EST

Friday Cat Blogging - 27 February 2015
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 3:15 PM EST

Marco Rubio Has a Peculiar Idea of How to Defeat ISIS
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 2:18 PM EST

Republicans Shoot Selves in Foot, Schedule Second Shooting for March
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 12:59 PM EST

Why Did the Pentagon Announce Its Battle Plan for Mosul Months Ahead of Time?
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 11:46 AM EST

"Republican Stalwart" Chosen to Lead CBO
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 11:18 AM EST

Killing Obamacare Halfway Is Worse For Republicans Than They Think
Fri Feb. 27, 2015 1:39 AM EST

Scott Walker Blows It Again: Asked About ISIS, All He Has Is Bluster
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 8:09 PM EST

The FCC Did a Lot More Than Just Approve Net Neutrality Today
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 6:04 PM EST

Loretta Lynch Now Likely to Win Confirmation as Attorney General
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 1:19 PM EST

Immigration Fight Is a Loser Because Republican Hearts Aren't Really Into It
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 1:06 PM EST

Supreme Court Opens a Crack in Fight Against Occupational Licensing Restrictions
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 12:13 PM EST

Chart of the Day: Inflation Continues to Fall Short of Weimar Germany Levels
Thu Feb. 26, 2015 11:51 AM EST

I Want to Hear the Republican Plan For Fighting ISIS
Wed Feb. 25, 2015 5:12 PM EST

Health Update
Wed Feb. 25, 2015 3:28 PM EST

Eat What You Want, But Eat Fresh
Wed Feb. 25, 2015 1:46 PM EST

SIM Card Manufacturer Says Its Encryption Keys Are Safe From NSA Hacking
Wed Feb. 25, 2015 1:19 PM EST

DHS Funding Fight Is Going Down to the Wire
Wed Feb. 25, 2015 12:31 PM EST

Everything You've Been Told About Healthy Eating Is Wrong, Except This
Tue Feb. 24, 2015 4:59 PM EST

Red Barns and White Barns: Why Rural Crime Skyrocketed in the Late 1800s
Tue Feb. 24, 2015 2:51 PM EST

What the Broadband Industry Really Needs Isn't Net Neutrality. It Needs Competition.
Tue Feb. 24, 2015 12:20 PM EST

Chart of the Day: Here's Who's Defaulting on Student Debt
Tue Feb. 24, 2015 12:01 PM EST

Quote of the Day: "I Am Coming After You With Everything I Have"
Tue Feb. 24, 2015 1:56 AM EST

Once Again: What's the Deal With the Pretense That the Academy Awards Are Supposed to Last 3 Hours?
Mon Feb. 23, 2015 5:41 PM EST

New Retirement Regs Might Pose a Campaign Problem for Republicans
Mon Feb. 23, 2015 3:01 PM EST

Is It Fair to Keep Peppering Scott Walker With Gotcha Questions?
Mon Feb. 23, 2015 1:56 PM EST

Factlet of the Day: Office Workers Will Soon Have Less Space Than Supermax Prisoners
Mon Feb. 23, 2015 1:31 PM EST

Privacy Is Dead. Long Live Transparency!

Modest proposal: Accept surveillance is inevitable, but demand that all data be public.

November/December 2013 Issue

It's the Austerity, Stupid: How We Were Sold an Economy-Killing Lie

Once again, the Beltway fell for cherry-picked data—and you paid the price.

September/October 2013 Issue

Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don't Fire Us?

Smart machines probably won't kill us all—but they'll definitely take our jobs, and sooner than you think.

May/June 2013 Issue

America's Real Criminal Element: Lead

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

January/February 2013 Issue

What's Going on With the Fiscal Cliff?

Why we're not really going to fall off a cliff on January 1 and everything else you need to know about the upcoming budget talks.

Mon Nov. 12, 2012 7:08 AM EST

The Tea Party Is Dead. Long Live the Tea Party.

Odds are Republicans won't get back from crazytown for a while. Will Dems take advantage?

Fri Nov. 9, 2012 7:03 AM EST

The Kids Are All Right

Students today score better on tests than you did.

September/October 2012 Issue

The Dog That Voted and Other Election Fraud Yarns

The GOP's 10-year campaign to gin up voter fraud hysteria—and bring back Jim Crow at the ballot box.

July/August 2012 Issue

The Quick Way to End the Vote-Fraud Wars? A National ID Card

Just two problems: Conservatives hate it. And liberals hate it.

July/August 2012 Issue

Another GOP Debate? You Betcha!

Lies, racial profiling, immigration, and more lies at the Republicans' national security debate.

Wed Nov. 23, 2011 3:06 AM EST

Scenes from the GOP's "Commander in Chief" Debate

Michele Bachmann's CIA-ACLU whopper, and other CliffsNotes from Saturday's CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate.

Sun Nov. 13, 2011 1:11 PM EST

CNBC Debate: "Oops," Perry Did It Again

Rick Perry draws a blank, and more lowlights from the latest GOP debate.

Wed Nov. 9, 2011 6:01 PM EST

GOP Debate: Perry Continues to Falter

Highlights, lowlights, and surprises of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.

Tue Oct. 11, 2011 3:01 PM EDT

The 1 Percent Creates Jobs…

And five other myths that must die for our economy to live.

November/December 2011 Issue

Charts: 6 Big Economic Myths, Debunked

Do taxes really kill growth? Was the stimulus a joke? No, and we have the numbers to prove it.

November/December 2011 Issue

"You Don't Have a Heart"

Rick Perry defends undocumented immigrants, Herman Cain perpetuates an EPA conspiracy theory, Rick Santorum advocates abstinence in the military, and other highlights from Thursday's GOP presidential debate.

Thu Sep. 22, 2011 7:44 PM EDT

What the Union Fight is Really About: Defunding the Left

The GOP's new three-part plan to starve the Dems.

Fri Mar. 25, 2011 5:04 PM EDT

Why Screwing Unions Screws the Entire Middle Class

Plus: How much income have you given up for the top 1 percent?

March/April 2011 Issue

Invasion of the Brain-Devouring Platitudes

Five political memes that deserve to die.

November/December 2010 Issue

Tea Party: Old Whine in New Bottles

Memo to Obama: Bill Clinton, LBJ, and FDR know how you feel.

September/October 2010 Issue

Too Big to Jail: How Wall Street Took Over Washington

Four years after the crash, the Jamie Dimons of the world can still get away with losing billions in risky trades. Here's why.

January/February 2010 Issue

Big Ag's Climate Cowpie

Think the ag lobby—with so much to lose from global warming—might want to help pass a climate bill? Don't be silly.

November/December 2009 Issue

The Patriot's Guide to Legalization

Have you ever looked at our marijuana policy? I mean, really looked at it?

July/August 2009 Issue

Real Capitalists Nationalize

Sorry, zombie banks. The laws of the market dictate that we should own your ass.

Mon Mar. 16, 2009 1:13 AM EDT

10 Ways to Trade Up

How Obama can fix the climate, raise billions for clean tech, and send you a fat check.

March/April 2009

The Great Persuader

Like FDR and Reagan, Obama can move a crowd. But can he do what they did and move the country?

November/December 2008 Issue

If It Isn't a Global War on Terror, What Is It? And How Do We Improve It?

Mistakes were made in the war on terror, none of them new.

Thu May. 3, 2007 3:00 AM EDT

A Blogger Says: Save The MSM!

There's an intriguing paradox at the heart of the modern trend toward media consolidation, one that my great-grandfather probably would have appreciated.

March/April 2007 Issue

Kevin Drum on the latest dispatches from the political language wars

The latest dispatches from the framing wars

July/August 2006 Issue