David Kusnet

Naming Moynihan Station after Trump would be what Moynihan called "defining deviancy down." Moynihan grew up in Hell's Kitchen, abandoned by father, & spoke like a professor. Trump grew up in gated community, inherited $413 million, & talks like a thug. aol.com/articles/hochu…

Early in her career, former Reagan & George H W Bush speechwriter Peggy Noonan was the daily CBS Radio commentary writer for Dan Rather. Collateral damage to trashing iconic institution: fewer writers learning to write speakable, listenable narratives. nydailynews.com/2026/03/20/cbs…

Endorsements from people who truly know your work hit different. This isn’t politics, it’s personal. I’m honored to have the support of Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen. Charles is a proven fighter who leads with integrity and consistently puts people over politics. Grateful for your trust, Charles. I don’t take it lightly—and I won’t let you or Ward 6 residents down. #DC #Statehood #PeopleOverPolitics #joinrobetwhite

@AP "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

BREAKING: The Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says. apnews.com/article/iran-w…

Listen to every word of this powerful speech from @Janeese4DC. Everyone needs to understand that this child care crisis is a manufactured crisis. We need to lead on early childhood. Another candidate in this race likes to put it in his platform, but once again, didn’t show up.

@cuneytdil Remembering President Clinton gave his 1994 Earth Day speech at Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm Z Park, highlighting community action to protect the environment.

Summer bummer: NPS to close Meridian Hill Park lawn for repairs, sparking backlash axios.com/local/washingt…

Big day for endorsements, as the building trades, LiUNA, IBEW and the painters’ union backed @Janeese4DC, pointing to her work negotiating for additional labor protections in the RFK deal.

The Washington Star is back in the news ... with speculation that @NOTUSreports might call its new DC-based publication that very name. What did the beloved Washington Star print edition & newsroom & computers & even cigarettes look like? Take a look -- from October 27, 1980 ...

The farm workers' movement was always about more than one leader. nytimes.com/1998/11/01/boo…

As ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt wrongly accuses Ro Khanna & Chris Van Hollen of perpetuating antisemitism, remembering his predecessor, the legendary Abe Foxman, built bridges, not burned them, with Rev. Jesse Jackson. forward.com/opinion/806257…

@HaleyCohen19 ADL is supposed to be the Anti-Defamation League, not the Anti-Democrats League. Ro Khanna & Chris Van Hollen are not perpetuating antisemitism, and I shouldn't have to say this. Abraham Foxman was a tough advocate but, at his best, he tried to build bridges, not burn them.

New from me: Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, called out two Democratic lawmakers, Chris Van Hollen & Ro Khanna, from the main stage of the organization’s Never is Now conference in Manhattan, accusing them of perpetuating antisemitism.  jewishinsider.com/2026/03/jonath…

@TulsiGabbard Tee-shirts being reissued -- "Now War With Iran."

No War With Iran. Get our troops out of Iraq and Syria now. tulsi.to/no-war #IranAttack #NoWarWithIran

@ShusterRTS @souljagoyteller Jimmy Carter, who was never a racist but could be an opportunist, and George Wallace, who was a New Deal Democrat & then a racist demagogue & eventually a penitent populist, both evolved.

@DavidKusnet @souljagoyteller If you say so.

Is it just me, or did George HW Bush’s death feel like a bigger deal than Jimmy Carter’s

@DNIGabbard When I worked for a union in Illinois, there was a funny guy from Chicago who used to pound the table at staff meetings and say, "I'm with the program -- what's the program?" Tulsi Gabbard is with the program.

Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief. As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the safety and security of our troops, the American people and our country.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is responsible for helping coordinate and integrate all intelligence to provide the President and Commander in Chief with the best information available to inform his decisions.  After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion.

@NBCNews Did he say President of what? Maybe a former president of the Heritage Foundation.

President Trump said Monday that he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. • An aide for George W. Bush says that “they haven’t been in touch." • An aide to Bill Clinton says that whoever Trump was referring to was not Clinton. • An Obama aide says “no recent conversations” have taken place between Barack Obama and Trump. • A source familiar with the matter said the former president Trump was referring to was not Joe Biden. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

@MarkLeeDC WaPo's zombie opinion pages zapped their all-star columnists, sat out the presidential election between a prosecutor & a felon, but bring the passion to opposing workers & unions.

WashPost Editorial Board: “It looks likely DC will [vote again] in November on [eliminating the #TipCredit tip-wage system at restaurants and bars]. [This third-attempt] is being orchestrated by unions and the New York-based group One Fair [‘Flat’] Wage.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Today we were reminded that a vote for NAFTA or similar free trade deals may bar you from the @CaliforniaLabor endorsement for life. Yes, it still comes up. Unregulated AI in the workplace is the new NAFTA.

Remember this: "Unregulated AI in the workplace is the new NAFTA." It could devastate white-collar jobs as NAFTA & unregulated trade with China devastated blue-collar jobs.

As Andrei Gromyko said in supporting the reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, “This man has a nice smile, but he has got iron teeth.” nytimes.com/2026/03/16/nyr…

OTD 61 years ago, President LBJ delivered his historic “We Shall Overcome” address, calling on the nation to guarantee all Americans the right to vote. Doris @morningjoe reflected on that moment—a personal one—and why voting should not be a partisan issue. ms.now/morning-joe/wa…