Editor, The New Republic. Editor, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Scribbler. Serbo-Calabrian West Virginia Episcopalian.https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvsil23csc2nThe “businessman” with “private sector” experience is exactly the person who might bring not only the American but the global economy to its knees. trib.al/W3cB2JG https://trib.al/W3cB2JG18 Sep 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsil23csc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvsfpztwrk2pNew Column: All this time we've been worrying whether democracy would survive Trump. Still a worry. But now we also have to wonder whether capitalism survives his petty lunacy. https://newrepublic.com/post/215582/democracy-trump-capitalism-iran-economy via @newrepublic.com18 Sep 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsfpztwrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvsflevrik2dDemocracy just might survive Trump. But it’s looking more and more like capitalism might not. trib.al/vkvIGVq https://trib.al/vkvIGVq18 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsflevrik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvq5blxv6k22Here's a dandy one from @gregsargent.bsky.social about how MAGAInc. is having to spend millions to defend deep red districts. He has the list! https://newrepublic.com/article/215543/maga-inc-trump-super-pac-spending-districts via @newrepublic.com17 Sep 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq5blxv6k22https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvi46ar4rk2rNew Column: Why doesn't economics work the way Trump thinks it should? Because he, and conservatives in general, believe in a simplistic, 10th-grade fairy tale about economics that doesn't reflect the world's actual complexity. https://newrepublic.com/article/215362/trump-gop-economic-ruin-recession via @newrepublic.com14 Sep 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi46ar4rk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mvatjpxta22pNew Column: Bush & Co. get a free ride these days cuz Trump is so awful. But they were pretty damn bad, too. https://newrepublic.com/post/215321/911-bush-era-republican-party-trump via @newrepublic.com11 Sep 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvatjpxta22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mv667rb2w22fFrom @newrepublic.com today: Chilling piece from @judgeluttig.bsky.social about how Trump and his Republicans could destroy democracy once and for all. It won't happen on Nov. 3. It'll happen next Jan. 3, when they refuse to seat the new Congress. Must read. https://newrepublic.com/article/215198/2027-new-congress-final-battle-american-democracy10 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv667rb2w22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3muz57basyc2wNew Column: A very bad idea. Good! https://newrepublic.com/article/215144/trump-midterm-convention-bounce-democrats via @newrepublic.com08 Sep 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz57basyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mup7wvrplk22New Column: My current hunch, as Labor Day approaches, is that this is going to be even worse for Trump and the R's than conventional wisdom holds. https://newrepublic.com/post/215132/donald-trump-midterm-elections-blue-tidal-wave via @newrepublic.com04 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup7wvrplk22https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3muexkshbrs2nNew Column: A pol who's lying about his record can correct course. But a pol who's totally delusional about his record can't. We're screwed. https://newrepublic.com/article/214916/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-delusional via @newrepublic.com31 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muexkshbrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mu5ncxdf622vNew Column: Iran hits six months. Putin's considering going nuclear. How did two corrupt, evil, stupid men get so much power? https://newrepublic.com/post/214884/trump-putin-world-hostage-two-cretins via @newrepublic.com28 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ncxdf622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mttv74f7p22xNew Column: Here's why Jon Ossoff is catching fire in a way few politicians manage to do. https://newrepublic.com/article/214619/jon-ossoff-natalie-harp-media via @newrepublic.com24 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttv74f7p22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mtgrbjqrkc22A little change of pace: I was invited last month to tour the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, and I wrote it up. Great place, great people, great experience. https://newrepublic.com/article/214456/springsteen-museum-modest-big-hearted-vision-america19 Aug 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgrbjqrkc22https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mt2hjqe5g226New Column: The answer to the question my headline poses is a little more complicated than most people are allowing. https://newrepublic.com/post/214367/dsa-left-candidates-working-class-voters via @newrepublic.com14 Aug 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2hjqe5g226https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msrcydt4ln2bIf the form of capitalism that we have now in this country continues unchecked and unchanged, socialism’s popularity will rise and rise. trib.al/JCjf20M https://trib.al/JCjf20M11 Aug 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrcydt4ln2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msqyvtljuq2hThese fraud-idiot free marketeers who bomb us with their propaganda and sing the praises of Adam Smith ought to take 10 minutes to go read about what an inveterate foe of monopoly Smith was. trib.al/9Wh2IVV https://trib.al/9Wh2IVV10 Aug 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqyvtljuq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msq5iwbeh22sNew Column: Socialism is getting popular because the form of capitalism we have today in this country is rigged and corrupt. People who are alarmed by socialism's rise will get nowhere unless they work to change capitalism. https://newrepublic.com/article/214122/fear-socialism-try-fix-capitalism via @newrepublic.com10 Aug 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq5iwbeh22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msj7fvgwxk2aHey NYT crossword why these last couple weeks when I print out the puzzle does it give me the print version, with yesterday's answers there? It never used to be like that, and it's much better without the answers for those of us who print out and solve. Fix!!! Thank you. #nytimesgames07 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj7fvgwxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msip2bnoas2nNew Column: This is pretty simple. He's the Democratic nominee. Democrats and Democratic-affiliated groups need to back him and help him win. https://newrepublic.com/post/214081/abdul-el-sayed-victory-moderate-democrats-reaction via @newrepublic.com07 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msip2bnoas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3msdmnh33hd26From @alexshephard.bsky.social: "Truth Social reportedly is charging as much as $100,000 per month to high-frequency trading firms to gain access to the website’s API, allowing traders to see these stupid posts a few milliseconds before everyone else." trib.al/NhvVAAC https://trib.al/NhvVAAC05 Aug 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdmnh33hd26https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3ms6tydtbme2nI’d like to think that if my son-in-law had threatened to blackmail me, I’d have the guts to call on him to resign. trib.al/BlMZSq3 https://trib.al/BlMZSq303 Aug 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6tydtbme2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3ms6iwcddxc2oNew Column: Miller's district is R+5, which is winnable for a Dem in a wave year; and the Dem candidate seems great. https://newrepublic.com/article/213850/max-miller-brian-poindexter-ohio via @newrepublic.com03 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6iwcddxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrxu7mn7fh2yFrom @gregsargent.bsky.social: "It’s absolutely possible that Collins’s bodycam gambit—and other tricks she might cook up—could nonetheless soften this issue’s impact on her reelection effort. Democrats cannot let that happen." trib.al/7XSWgyI https://trib.al/7XSWgyI31 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxu7mn7fh2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrxsjw7bnh26The Todd Blanche nomination mess in the Senate is truly one of those pass-the-popcorn moments for Democrats and liberals. But this fracas is more than mere entertainment. trib.al/GmaPuYB https://trib.al/GmaPuYB31 Jul 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxsjw7bnh26https://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrxbqpfrk22gNew Column: What happens when the president sues himself, and he settles the suit between himself and himself? A huge scandal, that's what. https://newrepublic.com/post/213822/trump-slush-fund-next-impeachment-charge via @newrepublic.com31 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbqpfrk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrpfyousb22eThe party is on the cusp of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Seems to me that’s when a party needs to act. I know—we’re talking about the Democrats. Sigh. trib.al/07rpojl https://trib.al/07rpojl28 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpfyousb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrnb2jzc6c2jThe Democratic Party is broke. Not just broke. In debt. To the tune of $2 million. The Republican National Committee, by contrast, has $128.5 million cash on hand. trib.al/lLMIQt4 https://trib.al/lLMIQt427 Jul 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnb2jzc6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrn2sgvatt2qFrom @gregsargent.bsky.social + @polphilpod.bsky.social: In his explosive interview with The Economist, Elon Musk inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism. trib.al/q2TKEmu https://trib.al/q2TKEmu27 Jul 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn2sgvatt2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrmw6bp2yc2mNew Column: In 12 years as Minn party chair, he never lost a statewide race. So how did he become such a disaster in Washington? https://newrepublic.com/article/213535/ken-martin-dnc-ben-wikler via @newrepublic.com27 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmw6bp2yc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtoma.bsky.social/post/3mrleb6id452qIncapable of shouldering blame, he will transfer it onto someone else. If that doesn’t worry you, you aren’t paying attention. trib.al/fIosHKK https://trib.al/fIosHKK26 Jul 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:nstprphriz2uqasitkzljasp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrleb6id452q