John Cassidy
@JohnCassidyJohn Cassidy has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. In 2012, he began writing a daily column about politics and economics on newyorker.com. He has covered two Presidential elections, and has written extensively about the Trump Administration. He is also a regular contributor to The New Yorker’s political podcast, “Politics and More.” He has written many articles for the magazine, on topics ranging from Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke to the intelligence failures before the Iraqi War and the economics of John Maynard Keynes. He is the author of two books: “How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities” and “Dot.Con: How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era.” Before joining The New Yorker, he worked for the Sunday Times of London and the Post. He graduated from Oxford University in 1984 and from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1986. He grew up in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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The Republicans’ Abject Submission to Trump at the House Impeachment Vote
Instead of debating the articles of impeachment, House Republicans acted as if they were participating in a show trial—one with a predetermined not-guilty verdict.
December 18, 2019
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The Future of Working-Class Conservatism in the U.K. and the U.S.
Working-class conservatism is a powerful force on both sides of the Atlantic, but in Britain it is still a work in progress, and in the U.S. it is closely connected to one man.
December 17, 2019
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What Are the Real Lessons of the U.K. Election for 2020?
Despite strong voter support of the Labour Party’s policy proposals, Jeremy Corbyn’s wishy-washy leadership during Brexit led Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party to victory.
December 14, 2019
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The House Republicans’ Slimy Defense of Donald Trump
Republican rhetoric during the Judiciary Committee’s latest hearing was politics as tribal ritual rather than politics as rational discourse.
December 12, 2019
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How Nancy Pelosi Is Dictating the Democrats’ Impeachment Strategy
Political strategizing helps to explain why the House Speaker announced only two articles of impeachment, both related to the Ukraine matter, against Donald Trump.
December 10, 2019
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What Does a Strong Jobs Report Mean for Trump’s Chances in 2020?
Some voters may be willing to set aside Trump’s scandals, aberrant behavior, and controversial policies and focus exclusively on the state of the economy, but many, many others won’t.
December 7, 2019
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Impeaching Donald Trump Is Already a Win for Democrats
If Trump is to be defeated next year, his opponents will have to maintain the energy of the 2018 midterms and build upon it.
December 6, 2019
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The House Impeachment Report Highlights Trump’s Ongoing Abuse of Presidential Power
Trump’s obstructive behavior raises fundamental issues about the ability, or inability, of the American political system to police a rogue President.
December 3, 2019
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The House Republicans’ Shameless Impeachment Report
In endorsing the White House’s blatant effort to delay and obstruct the impeachment process, the House Republicans are demonstrating that there are virtually no ends to which they won’t go to protect Trump.
December 3, 2019
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The Extraordinary Impeachment Testimony of Fiona Hill
The former National Security Council official issued a withering rebuke to promoters of “false narratives” about Ukraine.
November 21, 2019
