Max Moran

Max Moran is a senior fellow at the D.C.-based Revolving Door Project. His work has appeared in The Nation, The Guardian, The American Prospect, The New Republic, and other outlets.

Congressional Democrats pondering how to hold Trump collaborators should consult the work of Hannah Arendt, author of “Personal Responsibility Under a Dictatorship.”

Making America Accountable Again Making America Accountable Again

Corporate leaders say they should be shielded from congressional inquiries because they had no alternative but to collaborate with the Trump administration. History says otherwise...

Oct 14, 2026 / Max Moran

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden meet at the White House to discuss the debt ceiling.

The Reagan-Era Roots of Democratic Budget Appeasement The Reagan-Era Roots of Democratic Budget Appeasement

How the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities has conducted budget negotiations in a defensive crouch 

May 24, 2023 / Max Moran

A Cleaner World Lies in Nationalized Banking

A Cleaner World Lies in Nationalized Banking A Cleaner World Lies in Nationalized Banking

The private financial sector tosses a climate-conscious sheen over its horrific practices, but the best thing it could do for the planet would be to get very public—very quickly.

May 17, 2023 / Max Moran

Lawrence Summers

Why Is Larry Summers So Obsessed With Tech Bros? Why Is Larry Summers So Obsessed With Tech Bros?

The former Treasury secretary’s business partnerships may have influenced his early calls to bail out Silicon Valley Bank.

Mar 15, 2023 / Max Moran

Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban

Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban

Congressional leaders turn their backs on a popular issue that helped Democrats win a Senate majority in 2020. 

Oct 3, 2022 / Max Moran

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