Democrats can do better than Graham Platner. They must demand he drop out. ^76.8%

MS NOW - By Michael A. Cohen - 6/6/2026, 10:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 41.9% - Negativity Bias 39.2% - Anecdotal 18.5%

Graham Platner needs to drop out of the Maine Senate race — and Democrats should be the ones to coax him toward the door. When Platner first threw his hat in the ring last year, there was a reasonable argument for his candidacy — here was a political outsider with a fresh perspective who represented a new generation of political talent... more

Rising antisemitism in Britain is a frightening preview of America’s future ^73%

MS NOW - By Michael A. Cohen - 5/9/2026, 10:00 AM

Hasty Generalization 15.7% - Biased Writer Voice 14% - Framing Effect 7.1%

Great Britain saved my family from Nazism. On the eve of World War II, many countries, including the United States, still limited Jewish immigration. But in July 1939, my grandparents were able to flee Germany for England. They settled in London, and two years later, my mother was born. Eight years after that, they emigrated to the... more

Tennessee’s special House election should be a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump ^0%

MS NOW - By Michael A. Cohen - 12/1/2025, 11:00 AM

In November 2024, Donald Trump won Tennessee’s 7th congressional district by 22 percentage points, as Republicans romped to victory in what has become one of the reddest states in the country. A year later, there is a very different story emerging in Tennessee’s 7th. Both parties are pouring millions of dollars into the district for a... more