Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss are independent, investigative reporters and authors based in Cape May, New Jersey, and New York City, and the bloggers behind The Christie Watch. Bob Dreyfuss, born and raised in New Jersey, is a contributing editor at The Nation, and he has written for a wide range of magazines on politics and policy for nearly 25 years, including Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect and The New Republic. He’s covered issues such as the privatization of Medicare, gun control, gay rights, money in politics, the NAACP, and a profile of Grover Norquist, along with a wide range of intelligence and foreign policy topics. He is the author of Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam. Barbara Dreyfuss has written for The American Prospect, Mother Jones, The Veteran and Washington Monthly over the past decade, covering the politics of healthcare, Agent Orange, PTSD and Social Security privatization. She has worked with CBS’s 60 Minutes on stories including industry lobbying behind George W. Bush’s Medicare drug benefit and the gambling industry. Before that, she spent 20 years on Wall Street as a healthcare policy analyst at Prudential Securities, and she is the author of Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge Fund Disaster.

Rick Perry Uses Immigrant-Bashing as Path to 2016

Rick Perry Uses Immigrant-Bashing as Path to 2016 Rick Perry Uses Immigrant-Bashing as Path to 2016

Like Europe’s far-right parties, Perry is hoping that hostility to immigrants will energize the base.

Jul 23, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Despite Scandals, Christie Gets Good Press in Iowa

Despite Scandals, Christie Gets Good Press in Iowa Despite Scandals, Christie Gets Good Press in Iowa

The New Jersey governor is crossing his fingers and hoping that scandals at home don’t blow up in his face.

Jul 21, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas?

Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas? Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas?

So far, the answer is no, they don’t. Except their fallback position, the old neocon catechism.

Jul 18, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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Who’s Behind ‘Reform Conservatism’? Who’s Behind ‘Reform Conservatism’?

The backers of the reformicons are mostly Wall Street and hedge fund types, naturally.

Jul 17, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’?

Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’? Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’?

Part I of a three-part series by Christie Watch on the reformicons, the debate to reinvent the GOP, and who's behind them.

Jul 16, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie Accelerates 2016 Travels, GOP Fundraising

Christie Accelerates 2016 Travels, GOP Fundraising Christie Accelerates 2016 Travels, GOP Fundraising

He’s trying to put Bridgegate behind him.

Jul 14, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Hillary Clinton Juggernaut Courts Wall Street and Neocons

The Hillary Clinton Juggernaut Courts Wall Street and Neocons The Hillary Clinton Juggernaut Courts Wall Street and Neocons

Progressives face unpalatable choices in 2016.

Jul 9, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party

Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party

Don’'t expect the Democrats to pick up the issue, however, in red states where Senate candidates are already on shaky ground.

Jul 7, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II

How the boys from New Jersey are trying to pay for it all—at taxpayer expense.

Jul 2, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I

Yet another multibillion-dollar conflict-of-interest tangle involving the New Jersey governor and the former chairman of the Port Authority.

Jul 1, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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