IdeaLog
You are the vanguard of the progressive movement
Posted on January 17, 2018
As we begin this crucial year, one that may determine the direction of American politics for decades to come, let us explain what we intend as the role played by the Public Leadership Institute....
Ten model bills for cities and counties
Posted on January 3, 2018
Most of the PLI model bills featured in the 2018 edition of the Progressive Agenda work at both the state and local levels. But there are some areas of law that are particularly suited...
Ten modest model bills
Posted on December 20, 2017
Every lawmaker works on a wide variety of bills and at least some of them should be the kind that may draw bipartisan support. Here are ten such policy models from our brand-new 2018...
Ten extremely popular bills for 2018
Posted on December 6, 2017
Progressives should decide where they stand on issues based on values, not on polls. At the same time, we can’t fight all our battles at once and it is smart politics to lift up...
Giving thanks for Bannon’s exit
Posted on November 22, 2017
As you count your blessings at the Thanksgiving table, be thankful that Steve Bannon no longer works at the White House. He’s the guy who said: “I’m a Leninist. Lenin wanted to destroy the...
What happens in Vegas
Posted on November 8, 2017
Authorities and interest groups have put on a master class demonstrating how to bamboozle the media and whitewash unpleasant facts in the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting. As all of you know,...
Framing the 2018 election season
Posted on October 25, 2017
As James Carville explained 25 years ago, elections are decided by the way they are framed. In choosing a candidate, a persuadable voter is answering a question and a skilled campaign influences what question...
Reimpose a federal ban on assault weapons
Posted on October 11, 2017
The mass murderer in Las Vegas (58 killed, nearly 500 hurt) reportedly had 23 guns in that hotel room. At least 12 were assault weapons equipped with “bump-fire” stocks which allowed those weapons to...
Lies the Media Told You
Posted on September 28, 2017
We’ve just survived the umpteenth attempt by conservatives to take health coverage away from tens of millions of Americans while both increasing costs and decreasing the quality of coverage for the rest of us....
Never Say Tax Reform
Posted on September 13, 2017
We are about to embark on a nationwide debate over taxes. Newspapers want to call this a debate over “tax reform.” It is not. Progressives should never say “tax reform” and never accept this...