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Jamelle Bouie

I am a columnist for the New York Times and I have a lot of takes! Here is where you can find a few of them, in audio form. For video, checkout my YouTube page.

(Note: “Takes™” is not actually trademarked. It’s a joke.)

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  • Yesterday · length unknown

    Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive

    I hope JD Vance is proud of himself. Here, I'll leave a quote from the Bel family's pastor. “I know that I’m a pastor and I’m supposed to be forgiving,” he said. “But right now as I sit with a broken family, I’m crying out to God for righteous judgment in those who made this happen.” Video on Youtube.

  • Yesterday · length unknown

    There Was No Vibe Shift

    Also known as "How Seth Moulton misread the 2024 election and destroyed his career as a result." Video on YouTube.

  • Yesterday · length unknown

    We need to cut the Supreme Court down to size

    In the scheme of things, the fact that the justices seal their records isn't the biggest deal in the world. And yet, it is emblematic of the way the court sits above the political system — of its imperious attitude towards the American people. Video on YouTube.

  • August 28 · length unknown

    What Democrats Can Learn from Mitch McConnell

    The task ahead of them in the majority, as McConnell understood when he won the Senate under Obama, is to be an opposition to the White House and not a partner.

  • August 22 · length unknown

    "The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece?

    From my Letterboxd: This, to be clear, is not a bad thing. Nolan is covering the same thematic territory he did nearly 20 years ago and more recently with OPPENHEIMER. And it is compelling! A kind of Burkean liberalism that sees the heroism of “great men” as a necessary bulwark against disorder and chaos but understands the great men as merely men — who themselves bear some responsibility for the chaos — and sees heroism as a terrible burden to bear, more akin to a curse than a crown. There are no parades or honors. In the end you bear the scars and fade away, an exile remembered in legend. Anyway, I am glad Hollywood keeps giving the man hundreds of millions of dollars to make his didactic and idiosyncratic blockbusters. Keep ‘em coming!

  • August 21 · length unknown

    How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line?

    For any given question you ask the public, around 25 percent of people will embrace the most unhinged or ridiculous answer available. That is the "crazification" line and it is the reason that you'll never find a politician with 80 or 90 percent opposition. How close is Donald Trump to that point? Video on YouTube.

  • August 20 · length unknown

    What's the deal with Natalie Harp?

    Why is it that we're talking about one of the president's minor aides, what is her significance to Trump, and why the whole scandal demonstrates the political importance of being aggressive and getting attention. Watch the video on YouTube.

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