Most of my Dem friends were Biden supporters, of varying enthusiasm; but he’s toast.

Very interesting as ever from @fivethirtyeight.

Very interesting analysis.

Great piece. “he understands that hatred and intransigence are not the cure for what ails American politics. They are the disease.”

A moving first-person account of the effects of US employment laws.

Awful.

Succinctly put. I remember saying at the time how disastrous the Citizens United ruling would be.

This has the merit of being largely true. (Also in general when they pick a young insider.)

And I can't blame anyone for that.

Very interesting. Would like to see a similar map for the EU.

Jaw-dropping story. 52% of US ambassadors are now political appointees, the highest ever.

A chilling interview with one of Trump’s targets.

The USA’s failure to grasp the opportunities of A4.

The view from the ground.

An optimistic observer. Well, we’ll see...

Yup. Primaries are hugely over-rated as a democratic institution.

Fair points.

A great bit of detective work.

Awwwww!!!!!

My @APCOWorldwide colleague @jamesLmcgregor on the US-China dispute.

It’s not positive. Well worth a read.

A long but fascinating personal and professional account of the surveillance state.

@DanielSerwer is alaramed. "If you wanted to make common cause with Europe in the Balkans, Grenell is the last American you would choose for the task."

Excellent on Susan Rice and Samantha Power by @JamesTraub1.

The fascinating postwar career of William Mahone.

Good explainer.

Very interesting point - increasing the size of the House of Representatives would help to address the unfair American electoral system.

Have to agree with @b_judah - the millennials are way more interesting than Biden/Sanders/Pelosi.

Brilliant from @NeenaGmep, India-born member of the European Parliament.

Simply disgusting.