Archive - Silver Bulletin

How popular is Donald Trump?

Silver Bulletin approval ratings for President Trump — and all presidents since Truman.

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Eli McKown-Dawson

How popular is Elon Musk?

Silver Bulletin favorability ratings for the world's richest man.

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Eli McKown-Dawson

Can Elon's America Party succeed where others have failed?

Probably not. Unless Musk is truly thinking big.

Jul 7 •

The two theories of Zohran

A chat with Derek Thompson from A (Abundance) to Z (Zohran). Plus, how Substack is disrupting the media, and some early thoughts on the NYC general…

Jul 1 •

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June 2025

Did the Thunder get too good, too fast?

No NBA team has gone from zero to dominant this quickly. So why isn't Oklahoma City getting the love it deserves?

Jun 28 •

How Zohran expanded the electorate

A chat with Michael Lange and Galen Druke on a seismic mayoral race.

Jun 26 •

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Zohran delivered the Democratic establishment the thrashing it deserved

It backed another tired, entitled candidate in Andrew Cuomo. Voters finally had enough.

Jun 25 •

What explains the liberal-conservative happiness gap?

A spinoff post from my Substack Live with Mike Pesca.

Jun 18 •

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How the electoral math flipped against Democrats

Demographics aren’t destiny. But Democrats are losing support among the groups that once gave them their biggest advantage.

Jun 17 •

The metaphor that explains American politics

What is a Shepard tone, and what does it tell us about Trump? Plus, my Substack Live with Galen Druke.

Jun 12 •

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Can anyone beat Cuomo? And is it Zohran?

Zohran Mamdani has made the NYC mayoral primary competitive. But ranked choice voting may shut out the very compromise choices it was supposed to…

Jun 10 •

Joel Wertheimer

17 thoughts on the Trump-Elon feud

This was nothing if not predictable. But is it the world's funniest social media spat, or a seismic event for American politics?

Jun 5 •

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