Brandon Loran Maxwell

New ad that I directed for Tribal Streetwear, a global pioneer in streetwear for 35 years. 👊🏽

James Talarico (he/him) speaks with the moral authority of a 1980s televangelist and the intellectual depth of a gender studies major at Oberlin College. washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/44834…

The Democrats have accomplished something that would seem to be impossible: They have made their own party seem like the crazier of the two. NYT's Tom Edsall analyzes (with quotes from many moderates, including me). nytimes.com/2026/01/27/opi…

Imagine storming a church to stop an ongoing service with your protest and thinking you’re the good guys. This is vile:

It’s a Wonderful Life is one of those films that introduced me to cinema. I’ll never forget watching this in first grade right before Christmas Break. I think the power of this film is its ultimate message, which is that every life carries meaning, regardless of who you are.

Rob Reiner’s impact on cinema is immeasurable. Across decades, his work shaped how we laugh, how we love, and how we tell stories. From the razor-sharp satire of 'This Is Spinal Tap' to the aching nostalgia of 'Stand by Me,' the enduring romance of 'The Princess Bride' and 'When Harry Met Sally,' the suspense of 'Misery,' and the moral weight of 'A Few Good Men,' his films became cultural touchstones... endlessly quoted, revisited, and cherished across generations. Rob told stories with uncommon warmth and clarity, moving seamlessly between comedy, romance, drama, and suspense. His work received an Academy Award nomination for 'A Few Good Men' and helped create moments that have lived with audiences for decades. In his films, we continue to find laughter, love, and a reflection of ourselves.

Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.

The left failed so stupendously on K-12 ed since 2020. Racial equity-based ideas to remove algebra, remove standardized testing, lower standards for reading and math -- all have failed. But Republicans are too hyper focused on idiotic culture war to bring this up effectively.

I have a surreal update: after working in the Democratic Party for most of my professional life, I’ve written a book, forthcoming from Simon and Schuster It’s called Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative and it’s the most honest thing I’ve ever put to paper. A story of idealism, disillusionment, and whatever comes after you realize the institution you believed in has drifted far from the people it was supposed to serve From the out-of-touch activists to the donor world and strategists who shape everything behind the scenes, I’m going to pull back the curtain and show exactly how the Democrats lost regular Americans Nothing Left comes out July 7, 2026 and is available for pre-order now

I wrote about the embrace of “moral clarity” on the left, which really amounts to dogmatism. Gift link below:

The only way to stop rigged elections is to... rig elections!

COSA NOSTRA of my era - 60’s, 70’s, 80’s…. Would NOT be happy with Mamdani as Mayor! Cosa Nostra is not Marxist or socialist. We would have not allowed him to be elected. Agree? Disagree? Weigh in!!

I still don't think either political party understands the Latino vote. Trump won 48% percent of Latino voters in 2024 because Democrats weren't discussing key issues and Kamala was a historically bad candidate, not because Latinos magically fell in love with the Republican brand. There was never a tangible "realignment." This is a myth because it assumes there was a cohesive bloc to realign to begin with. The political reality is Latinos are permanent swing voters. No matter what, there will likely always be a divide due to regional and ethnic differences. The challenge is to close the divide as much as possible. What does this mean for parties and strategists? This means both parties must actively work to win as many Latino votes as possible every election and deliver on as many promises as possible every term. It means politicking beyond cheesy ads, and stumping beyond Miami and Los Angeles. Parties that take Latinos for granted do so at their own peril, as we saw both in 2024 and again on Tuesday. There is no reliable "Latino bloc" in a conventional political sense. There never was. The faster political parties accept this, the better off they will be.

@Nardrageous 🤣

Here is what is going to happen tonight: Dems will perform moderately well because voters will be letting off steam during an off-season election. Dems will read too much into the results and then embrace a bunch of woke socialist nonsense. Midterms will be a mixed bag and they will ultimately lose in 2028 all over again.

A lot of people proved how gullible they are last night. However, I wouldn't put a lot of stock in blue states voting blue, regardless of margins. Off-year elections are always exceptions in both voter sentiment and voter prototype. Midterms will be a more accurate barometer.

Cost of living is the issue. Socialists have winning rhetoric but bad policies. Boomer cons seem unwilling to acknowledge the issue for some reason. It will get worse because socialism makes it worse while pretending to make it better. That's the story.

@TheRealMBarrett There is plenty to criticize about Trump and the GOP. But Dems cannot win nationally in 2028 as it stands. Americans are burnt out on the woke lunacy. And Newsom has zero appeal to normal voters outside of CA.

@BrandonLMaxwell I've landed on the same, roughly. Personality cults have deflated soft-Republican activity. Soft-Democrats are more motivated by anti-Trump sentiment than they are frustrated by their own party's inability to promote sensible candidates and will turn out sufficiently.

From @WSJopinion: If conservatives—and Republicans—don’t call out the antisemitic poison in their own ranks before it corrupts more young minds, the right and America are entering dangerous territory on.wsj.com/4oNMw9c

My latest TV series DEFIANT HISTORY dropped this evening on @Tubi and Comcast Xumo. If you liked my last project AMERICAN HOMEBOY (Apple TV), you will dig this too. The series explores the outlaws and underdogs who define America. Check it out! LINK: tubitv.com/series/3000173…