Chris Lehmann

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Chris Lehmann is the DC Bureau chief for The Nation and a contributing editor at The Baffler. He was formerly editor of The Baffler and The New Republic, and is the author, most recently, of The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream (Melville House, 2016).

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, are taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC.

There’s No Need to Reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner There’s No Need to Reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner

Or to ever hold another one again.

Apr 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump with an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform, depicting himself as Jesus Christ, after criticizing Pope Leo XIV.

How Trump Keeps Getting Away With Blasphemy How Trump Keeps Getting Away With Blasphemy

Liberals struggle to understand why the president’s evangelical supporters never seem to mind his sacrilegious tendencies. They’re missing the point.

Apr 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

President Trump and Pam Bondi

The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi

The president has surrounded himself with cronies and sycophants. But even they keep failing to meet the level of servility he demands.

Apr 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a press conference in the US Capitol on March 27, 2026

The Bottomless Stupidity of House Republicans The Bottomless Stupidity of House Republicans

Somehow, they’ve managed to top themselves in the crisis over TSA funding. Who knew that was even possible?

Mar 30, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger

The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that’s very bad news for all of us.

Mar 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

The Senate Proves Once Again That It’s the World’s Most Useless Deliberative Body

The Senate Proves Once Again That It’s the World’s Most Useless Deliberative Body The Senate Proves Once Again That It’s the World’s Most Useless Deliberative Body

Despite his denying the legitimacy of Biden’s election and making violent threats, Markwayne Mullin breezed through his Senate confirmation to become the new head of the DHS.

Mar 24, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026, in Doral, Florida.

Everything Is Quiet in Trump’s Mind. The Real World Is Another Story. Everything Is Quiet in Trump’s Mind. The Real World Is Another Story.

Trump’s press conference dedicated to stabilizing global markets was filled with delusions and wish-fulfillment fantasies about a peaceful, compliant planet.

Mar 10, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Scott Pelley speaks to Reza Pahlavi, former crown prince of Iran, on

The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War

Donald Trump’s attack may be surreal, unjustified, and illegal. But that’s not stopping the press from turning the propaganda dial way up.

Mar 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump giving his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026.

The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman

An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech.

Feb 25, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

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