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Democratic Debate Losers and Other Losers

If there was a winner last night, it was the Democratic party’s absolute thirst for blood. This will, no doubt, have been the most…

Feb 20, 2020

Democratic Debate Losers and Other Losers

Feb 20, 2020

Derek Phillips

Democratic Power Rankings 3.0: The Hero Enters the Race

This week marks the beginning, of sorts, for the 2020 Democratic nomination as former New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg — the…

Nov 11, 2019

Democratic Power Rankings 3.0: The Hero Enters the Race

Nov 11, 2019

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“Blacks Don’t Own Lynching” Officially Worst Take of the Week

Cataloguing and ranking the insane, ahistorical and racist statements issued by Republican politicians in defense of the President is…

Oct 24, 2019

“Blacks Don’t Own Lynching” Officially Worst Take of the Week

Oct 24, 2019

Derek Phillips

Odds of 2020 Electoral Tie Increase With Maine’s Ranked Candidate Voting

In June, I wrote a story that examined the odds of an electoral tie in the 2020 general election. My central argument was that a wide…

Sep 20, 2019

Odds of 2020 Electoral Tie Increase With Maine’s Ranked Candidate Voting

Sep 20, 2019

Derek Phillips

President Donald J. Trump Observes a Moment of Silence for the Victims of 9/11 (A One-Act Play)

Today, we commemorate the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history. On the morning of —

Sep 11, 2019

President Donald J. Trump Observes a Moment of Silence for the Victims of 9/11 (A One-Act Play)

Sep 11, 2019

Derek Phillips

Debate 2.0: Biden Gets Another Shot at Inevitability Because Opponents are Too Stupid to Stop Him

Joe Biden was in a lot of trouble after the first debate. He looked old, tired, uncomfortable and way too passive to be the favorite to…

Jul 30, 2019

Debate 2.0: Biden Gets Another Shot at Inevitability Because Opponents are Too Stupid to Stop Him

Jul 30, 2019

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Mike Pence Visits Immigrant Detention Camp, Sees No Evidence of Concentration

Responding to rhetoric from Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comparing CBP processing facilities to Nazi concentration…

Jul 13, 2019

Mike Pence Visits Immigrant Detention Camp, Sees No Evidence of Concentration

Jul 13, 2019

Derek Phillips

Power Rankings 3.0: Debate Prep

Conventional wisdom says that the debates are the first real shakeup of a presidential primary: someone in the margins is bound to break…

Jun 26, 2019

Power Rankings 3.0: Debate Prep

Jun 26, 2019

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The Odds of an Electoral Tie in 2020 are Really, Really High

It’s probably too early in the election cycle to be doing this sort of thing, but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone in the political media…

Jun 17, 2019

The Odds of an Electoral Tie in 2020 are Really, Really High

Jun 17, 2019

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D-Day Remembered Early to Accommodate President Trump

Those looking to honor and celebrate the brave men who stormed the beaches of Normandy to free Europe from Nazi oppression on June 6th…

Jun 5, 2019

D-Day Remembered Early to Accommodate President Trump

Jun 5, 2019

Derek Phillips

Derek Phillips

I trade professionally on the stock market for politics, predictit.org. Most of my writing is satire, but I occasionally have something important to say.

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