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).

Elon Musk, Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, talk to reporters back stage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA

Even before votes were cast, the mantle of election denial passed from Donald Trump to to his running mate.

Nov 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump mannequin

MAGA Main Character Syndrome Is Going Into Overdrive MAGA Main Character Syndrome Is Going Into Overdrive

As Election Day approached, Trump’s supporters increasingly adopted their dear leader’s main article of faith: “It’s all about me.”

Nov 5, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Former president Donald Trump on the left with Russell Vought on the right, at a podium.

Leaked Videos Show Project 2025’s Architect Calling for a MAGA Takeover of the Federal Government Leaked Videos Show Project 2025’s Architect Calling for a MAGA Takeover of the Federal Government

“We have detailed agency plans,” Russell Vought bragged in a 2024 speech. “We are writing the actual executive orders. We are writing the actual regulations now.”

Oct 29, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Screenshot of NBC News segment on the many, many, many opinion polls currently out there.

Enough Is Enough: No More Polls! Enough Is Enough: No More Polls!

They distort our democracy, have little value, and make us all insane. We should do what other countries do, and ban them this close to an election.

Oct 28, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A hazmat worker outside the old Washington Post building in 2001.

The Washington Post’s Craven Capitulation to the Billionaire Class The Washington Post’s Craven Capitulation to the Billionaire Class

What the newspaper’s editorial-page editor really meant was, “My corporate paymasters want to wallow in Donald Trump’s tax cuts.”

Oct 25, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

New York magazine

Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism

And New York magazine’s latest cover package does just that.

Oct 23, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump at McDonald’s

Trump Is Serving Up False Promises to American Workers—With a Side of Fries Trump Is Serving Up False Promises to American Workers—With a Side of Fries

The former president has always pretended to identify with working-class voters. Yesterday, at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, he pretended to be one of them.

Oct 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump Oaks PA

Last Night, a DJ Saved My Campaign Rally Last Night, a DJ Saved My Campaign Rally

At a town hall event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump appeared to give up on politics and spent 39 minutes nodding along to his favorite songs.

Oct 15, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Donald Trump New York Times

The Press Needs to Start Taking Trump Literally The Press Needs to Start Taking Trump Literally

The former president’s threats may seem outlandish. But his agenda is genuinely dangerous.

Oct 15, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks ahead of the arrival of Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia.

The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies

It’s the Jews! It’s the deep state! It’s anything but a natural weather occurrence made much worse by climate change!

Oct 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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