Scott Galupo
Scott Galupo is a freelance writer living in Virginia. In addition to The Week, he blogs for U.S. News and reviews live music for The Washington Post. He was formerly a senior contributor to the American Conservative and staff writer for The Washington Times. He was also an aide to Rep. John Boehner. He lives with his wife and two children and writes about politics to support his guitar habit.
Latest articles by Scott Galupo
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Is Trumpism the new punk rock?
The Explainer Amateurism, insurrection, transgressive appeal, a DIY ethos... Sound familiar?
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the politicization of shopping
opinion This is the real lesson of L'affair Nordstrom
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How Russia is using 'counterterrorism' to sucker Trump
opinion All is not what it seems
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How Donald Trump broke the White House
opinion He broke it. We buy it.
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Reaganism is dead. Blood-and-soil nationalism lives.
opinion Movement conservatism died with the Soviet Union
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The Trump White House already has a leadership crisis
opinion Who's in charge on Team Trump? Who knows!
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The strange serenity of Barack Obama
feature He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can
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Will Jared Kushner guide Donald Trump toward the center?
opinion Democrats are pissed about Trump hiring his son-in-law. Instead, they should be thrilled.
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Donald Trump and The Plot Against America
opinion Lessons from the prophetic genius and eerie parallels of Philip Roth's 2004 book
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Why Republicans won't be punished for recklessly destroying ObamaCare
opinion Recent politics has been one long arc of Republicans being rewarded at the ballot box for risky behavior. Why will this time be different?
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The strange serenity of Barack Obama
opinion He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can
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The Man-child-ian Candidate
opinion The most dangerous thing about Donald Trump isn't his perfidy. It's his petulance.
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Donald Trump's economic amber
opinion America already has a horribly muddled industrial policy. Trump is about to make it even worse.
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5 ways the GOP is coping with Donald Trump
The Explainer From total capitulation to restraint from within
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Why America needs an 'Independents Against Trump' watchdog right now
opinion With the GOP fatally compromised and Democrats crouched in opposition, we need an independent Trump watchdog
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What will Donald Trump's presidency be like? Here are 5 scenarios.
The Explainer America is left with a genuinely mysterious question: How will President Donald Trump govern? Here are a few very real possibilities.
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Why the $1 trillion coin campaign is good for America
feature By meeting absurdity with absurdity, "mint the coin" advocates may show debt-ceiling hostage takers the recklessness of their own premises
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