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Michael A. Cohen

Michael A. Cohen, a columnist for MSNBC and a fellow with the Eurasia Group Foundation, writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Michael A. Cohen, a columnist for MSNBC and a fellow with the Eurasia Group Foundation, writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Latest from Michael A. Cohen

2d ago

Trump clearly believes the law can't touch him. So far, it hasn't.

Trump’s legacy as a businessman and politician is of routine, casual and often comically ostentatious law-breaking.
17d ago

America's cracks are showing this Fourth of July

Americans will always be united by geography — but we all no longer share the same creed.
24d ago

The Jan. 6 hearings are a nonstop Trump takedown. And Kevin McCarthy enabled it.

McCarthy would have been criticized if he had put Trump allies on the committee, but his not doing so has turned out worse.
32d ago

The duplicity of Trump and his Jan. 6 enablers is stunning

On Jan. 6, those around Trump either told him what he wanted to hear or enabled his fantasies. Not much has changed since.
35d ago

We're finally learning the truth about how craven the GOP's Jan. 6 lies really are

Why would Trump allies need pardons if they truly believed the election had been stolen?
50d ago

Photos of slaughtered Texas school children wouldn't change any minds on AR-15s

We exaggerate the ability of shocking photos to change political beliefs.
57d ago

Nothing changes

We could have fewer gun deaths, but some senators would rather have the filibuster.
63d ago

Why Trump's guy winning the primary for Pennsylvania governor should worry the GOP

If he wins in the general election, Doug Mastriano would appoint the official who oversees Pennsylvania’s elections.
70d ago

A less extreme GOP would be harder for Democrats to beat. But better for America.

Today’s extremist version of the GOP may be an easier opponent for Democrats to fight; but imagine if both parties worked to serve our democracy?
78d ago
84d ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a far more dangerous politician than Donald Trump

Like Trump, DeSantis' time in office would be marked by attempts to pit Americans against one another. But unlike Trump, DeSantis has the proven ability to follow through.