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John Ellis

The Age Issue (again).

Because I’ve covered American politics for too long, and because I come from a political family, people ask me what I think will happen…

5 min readMar 6, 2024

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John Ellis

That’s Entertainment.

This piece first appeared in News Items, a newsletter that covers four “subjects” — a world in disarray, the financialization of…

6 min readJul 25, 2023

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The Jacksonians.

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5 min readJul 4, 2023

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Selling CNN.

What follows is my take on what happens next at CNN, now that Mr. Licht has been overthrown by the locals. There’s a case to be made that…

6 min readJun 11, 2023

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The Weak Horse.

Ron DeSantis says that Donald Trump is a loser and that the time has come for Republican primary voters and caucus attenders to leave him…

6 min readMay 29, 2023

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John Ellis

Four Items.

1. Daron Shaw, University of Texas at Austin professor of government, top pollster and Fox News Decision Desk team member, made an…

10 min readApr 29, 2023

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John Ellis

Amarillo, Wisconsin.

What follows is the most recent edition of Political News Items. If you would like to sample the newsletter, you can do so by clicking…

6 min readApr 11, 2023

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Unelectable?

One of the least convincing arguments in politics is “electability.” The pitch is that “electability” trumps belief(s) and that primary…

4 min readMar 10, 2023

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Fox Docs.

Long-time News Items subscribers have heard me bang on about Fox News as follows: “the audience programs the network, not the other way…

3 min readMar 6, 2023

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Strategery.

This first appeared at Political News Items, then at News Items and now at Medium.com. Tinkers to Evers to Chance.

6 min readFeb 7, 2023

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John Ellis

John Ellis

Founder and Editor, News Items. Political analyst. Founder of and contributing editor to Bird News Items. Former columnist for The Boston Globe.

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