Max Burns

Max Burns is a Democratic strategist and the founder of Third Degree Strategies, a progressive communications firm. His writing has appeared in outlets including the New York Daily News, Business Insider, NBC News and Buzzfeed. Follow him on Twitter @TheMaxBurns

THE VEEP WHO WASN’T THERE

No One Is More Irrelevant in the GOP Than Mike Pence

Trump’s former VP wants to be a GOP kingmaker, but he’s a man of uncommon cowardice and lacks his ex-boss’ cult of personality.

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IT’S GONNA GET SO BAD

GOP Is Wasting No Time Pushing Dystopian Post-Roe Laws

Having all but won the SCOTUS abortion war—the GOP’s twisted, totalitarian worldview is being laid bare for the entire world to see.

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MUH NORMS

GOP Outrage Over SCOTUS Leak Is a Ploy to Excuse Jan. 6

Republicans are in a fit of pique over a “far-left” leaker who might not even exist—all while trying to memory-hole the attack on the Capitol.

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PEOPLE AS PROPS

Abbott’s D.C. Migrant Bus Is a Dehumanizing Political Stunt

The Texas governor made good on his threat to send undocumented immigrants to Washington, D.C., by bus—proving there’s no end to the GOP’s xenophobic depravity.

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