Pat Garofalo
Assistant Managing Editor for Opinion
The DCCC's Texas-Sized Screwup
Texas shows why national committees need to stay out of primaries.
March 7, 2018
Democrats: Stop Doing the Banks' Bidding
A bunch of Senate Democrats support a bank deregulation bill that is bad politics and awful policy.
March 5, 2018
The Kids Are All Wrong
Recent news proves Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump can't keep working in the White House.
March 1, 2018
Get the U.S. Out of the War in Yemen
Bernie Sanders and his colleagues are right to call out America's role in Yemen's nightmare.
Feb. 28, 2018
Banning Bump Stocks Is Nowhere Near Enough
If Trump's proposal is the only response to the Parkland shooting, it's a sad indictment of the GOP.
Feb. 21, 2018
The Mental Health Dodge
Republicans pivoting to mental health talk after another school shooting is sick, sad and insulting.
Feb. 16, 2018
Make Marijuana a 2020 Litmus Test
Yes, Democrats should demand that their candidate say no to the senseless war on drugs.
Feb. 16, 2018
Trump's Infrastructure Con
America needs a big, bold infrastructure plan. Trump's proposal is not one.
Feb. 12, 2018
Don't Be Deficit Dupes
Democrats and the media really need to learn that Republicans don't care about the deficit.
Feb. 8, 2018
The Diplomacy Olympics
The Winter Games won't boost South Korea's economy. But the diplomatic benefits could be valuable.
Feb. 8, 2018
