Freddie deBoer

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Freddie deBoer is a writer and academic. He writes a newsletter at Substack. His first book, The Cult of Smart, was published in 2020.

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Don’t Panic

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 15, 2024 There's no doubt that it's bad. But that's nothing new, and in the absence of hope, we can at least keep perspective. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

If the Democrats Want To Win, Someday They’ll Need To Give People Something To Vote for

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 5, 2024 Vote, then ask yourself: Do you want left-wing votes enough that you're willing to listen and try to persuade to get them? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Wonks Who Refuse to Apologize for NAFTA

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Oct 10, 2024 Why is it so hard to say you’re sorry to the victims of deindustrialization? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Time To Get Serious

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Sep 19, 2024 Fifty days out, a small national polling advantage for Harris plus Electoral College weirdness equals a dead heat. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

About That Trump Assassination Conspiracy Theory

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Sep 10, 2024 It is lunacy to believe the Pennsylvania shooter was part of a "psyop." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Media

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Aug 30, 2024 The columnist-turned-host still has the ability to conceive of a better world. He just lost the ability to be ruthlessly honest about what it takes to build it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Opinion

Kamala Harris Hasn’t Won Yet

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Aug 24, 2024 The post-DNC football-spiking is very premature. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

You Can’t Meme Your Way to the Presidency

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 30, 2024 Democrats seem to think their candidate is trying to win the internet, but they need to move outside their online coalition if they’re going to have a chance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Media

The Rolling Stone UVA Hoax Turns 10: A Time Capsule of the 2010s

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 19, 2024 Behold the collision of real problems, low standards, social media conformity, activist journalism and so much yelling. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Politics

The Kamala Dilemma

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 1, 2024 Among the questions looming over an open convention: How do you push aside the gaffe-prone vice president without destroying the party? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

How the ‘Reckoning’ Became an Embarrassment

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig May 17, 2024 The media wants to forget about 2020. But if you can’t be honest about the past, how does anything get better? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Opinion

Two Vital Questions for the ‘Pod Save’ Crowd

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Apr 30, 2024 Democrats are overdue to take a tough look at their theory of politics. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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