Political problems are everywhere, so Hal Ginsberg and I made efforts to solve some of them on my weekly appearance on Hal’s YouTube videocast Halitics. As usual, we talked about the problems facing the Democratic Party, including the rapid changes and uncertainty in Trump’s foreign and economic policies. We talked about healthcare problems and how cutbacks are only going to make the situation worse.

We bemoan the fact that climate catastrophes happen more often than ever, yet climate change is mostly denied or ignored by the current administration. And we note that James Carville wants Democrats to sit back and let MAGA dig its own grave. The veteran political strategist scares us with the idea that if Trump thinks the 2026 midterms will hurt him, he could possibly claim martial law and stop the election from happening. Who would stop him?