Chris VanWausI’m FineThere are no innocuous questions anymore. “How are you today?” a cashier asked me. “I’m fine,” I said out loud to myself. Before the virus…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Chris VanWausConvincing America on ImpeachmentThe impeachment debate isn’t happening in a vacuum, and the strategy the Democrats has pursued is a failure in the media ecosystemDec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Chris VanWausPolicy doesn’t PersuadeElections are a contest of who can explain how the world works and what the candidates want to do about it to the most voters.Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Chris VanWausWhy Biden will LoseThe biggest assumption I had coming into the 2020 primary was that anything that reminded people of the 2016 race would be a nonstarter. As…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Chris VanWausWhy I Want to Pay for Your HealthcareAs the Democratic party continues to argue in the primary about universal policies like Medicare for all or debt free college a new and…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
Chris VanWausWhat Happened to Political Gravity?In a major development for human technological progress, America has invented anti-gravity! It’s an obviously exciting time, but keep in…Nov 15, 2019Nov 15, 2019
Chris VanWausFantasy League PoliticsI follow politics the way most people follow sports. I frequently tell people this to contextualize my fixation on politics. It’s easy to…Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
Chris VanWausThe Problem with Moderate DemocratsThere is a problem with the moderate wing of the democratic party in the United States, and it’s not what you might expect. The problem is…Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019