Joel Finkelstein
@jbfinkelstein.bsky.social
I think about this ALL THE TIME. This massive misunderstanding of political capital makes me think of the Tea Party summer or 2010, when the fight was positioned as EITHER the ACA or a climate bill. Silly rabbit, winning one doesn’t “use up” power. It gives you momentum to do both!
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I think about this ALL THE TIME. This massive misunderstanding of political capital makes me think of the Tea Party summer or 2010, when the fight was positioned as EITHER the ACA or a climate bill. Silly rabbit, winning one doesn’t “use up” power. It gives you momentum to do both!
Look, I don’t see why we can’t just overlook these handful of innocuous red flags to elect a central casting blue-collar Everyman who, sure, might be a little rough around the edges but is maybe just the sort of shake-up we need. What? No, I’ve never been to “Pennsylvania,” why do you ask?
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Look, I don’t see why we can’t just overlook these handful of innocuous red flags to elect a central casting blue-collar Everyman who, sure, might be a little rough around the edges but is maybe just the sort of shake-up we need. What? No, I’ve never been to “Pennsylvania,” why do you ask?
It’s aspirational, obviously.
September 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s aspirational, obviously.
Me too, Marco. Me too.
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Me too, Marco. Me too.
I ENDORSE THIS MESSAGE.
June 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I ENDORSE THIS MESSAGE.
FINALLY people are starting to take intersectionality seriously.
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
FINALLY people are starting to take intersectionality seriously.
I reject the implication that they are mighty.
May 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I reject the implication that they are mighty.
Respectfully, I don’t know if a roundup of the WSJ opinion page can be fairly characterized as “among Democrats.”
May 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Respectfully, I don’t know if a roundup of the WSJ opinion page can be fairly characterized as “among Democrats.”
I’m pretty sure this counts as actual, non-Alanis irony!
May 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m pretty sure this counts as actual, non-Alanis irony!
Especially if, even.
May 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Especially if, even.