News Guild member on Substack, Baltimore Brew, Baltimore Fishbowl. Baltimore Sun columnist, 1979-2025. Heywood Broun Award winner. danrodricks.com
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FYI, to those prosecuting Comey again: The loss of your integrity is pretty much forever. danrodricks.substack.com/p/t… @SenWhitehouse
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Just announced: 'A Gunpowder River Anthology' on stage March 2027 danrodricks.com/2026/10/23/j… via @DanRodricks @TroutUnlimited
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How many times in the Trump era have you heard a pundit start a sentence with the phrase: “I can’t believe I have to say this, but . . .”?
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Rep. John Olszewski, once a civics teacher in Maryland, wants Congress to promote voter registration while Trump keeps trying to suppress it. Imagine that. @baltfishbowl @RepJohnnyO
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Q&A with Maryland’s Johnny O: "This is a really important moment in the American experiment. I'm proud to be on the front lines of determining that this experiment continues." danrodricks.substack.com/p/a…
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Glad to hear corruption bothers you. Now do something about it. danrodricks.substack.com/p/g…
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Maryland’s Andy Harris, star of humiliating video, sees himself a hero for pushing back against ‘liberal press’
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No Kings Day: Alex Anderson, Harford County, Maryland. “This will probably be the last time I get to vote," he said. @IndivisibleNet #NoKingsDay @OccupyDemocrats @RBReich
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Howls of derisive laughter the best medicine for the lunacy of the right: danrodricks.substack.com/p/l…
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Appreciation: @KingHenry_2 and the dramatic appeal of the big, strong, fast running back @Ravens
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Musk is spending millions to help Republicans. If you had $276 million, what would your choice be for an actual worthy cause? danrodricks.substack.com/p/w…
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Take heart: The good majority of Americans are rejecting Trump cruelty in all its forms.
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We are voting against the immigrant purge, vindicative prosecution and general cruelty.
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The Big Beautiful Backlash is fueled by widespread public revulsion at Trump’s cruel approach to immigration. danrodricks.substack.com/p/p…
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Independent voters joining the blue wave are the Flip Factor in November's election.
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Don't miss the run: "Baltimore, You Have No Idea," on stage Dec. 8-13 in the Meyerhoff Theater of the BMA @artbma. Tickets going fast, now on sale: youhavenoidea.org
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Photo Gallery: The palace its architect wanted torn down or left to decay danrodricks.com/2026/09/29/p…
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Some 1970s cheese to celebrate the @Ravens win in Rio!
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Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: "Baltimore, You Have No Idea" on stage in December danrodricks.com/2026/09/14/o…
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Depriving millions of health subsidies will hurt Republicans in the mid-term elections. Nearly six in 10 beneficiaries of Obamacare live in red congressional districts.
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Transit envy, Baltimore's long-gone streetcars honored in San Francisco baltimorefishbowl.com/storie…
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Instead of the definite article The, the possessive Trump's (as in Trump's war) would make a more accurate headline:
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Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: "Baltimore, You Have No Idea" on stage in December danrodricks.com/2026/09/14/o…
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Can this Maryland Democrat flip the Big Red One?
In-depth Q&A with Dan Schwartz, challenger of the Freedom Caucus chair and Trump toadie Andy Harris danrodricks.substack.com/p/c… @Lawrence @AliVelshi @NoFarmsNoFoods
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Sept. 19: Love Riot reunion and album release concert near Baltimore: danrodricks.com/2026/08/07/y…
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"We have to send a message to the US Post Office Board of Governors: The Post Office belongs to the People, not to any party." usmailnotforsale.org facebook.com/share/r/1Zk3BDH… @APWUnational
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Union president defends the "integrity" of postal workers who have protected the “sacred” right to vote for more than 250 years, telling Erin Burnett, "we take pride in our democratic responsibility." @CNN @APWUnational youtu.be/6ZYjhO5dFmY?si=ZQy_…
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Congress should spend funds to improve mail delivery; Trump would further burden the USPS to skew an election the GOP deserves to lose. danrodricks.substack.com/p/a…
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September, a quiet lake and all those mixed feelings danrodricks.com/2026/09/08/s… #2minuteread
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Came across this online store for fishing tackle and Canadian pride showed up in red. #ruggedtackle
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"Native-born labor force participation just hit its lowest August on record. Despite Trump claims, deportations are not freeing up jobs for Americans — 600,000 native-born workers have left the labor force in the past year." @SteveRattner @giov_peri
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Reminder: the peppers-and-egg sandwich is the official meal of Labor Day.
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It was never about cutting deficits; it’s about tearing down government, reducing regulation and promoting extreme Christian ideology.
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His Supreme Court enablers see no harm in Trump's destruction of the East Wing and construction of that obnoxious ballroom. But we do.
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A good sign that Trump Estrangement Syndrome is spreading among the MAGA danrodricks.substack.com/p/p… @Slate
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Maybe you have bigger fish to fry, but this issue deserves your attention and maybe a letter to officials who manage this important but exploited fishery: danrodricks.com/2026/08/28/f…
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Another $20 million in federal funds for beach sand for a seaside resort opposed to a wind farm 10 miles from shore danrodricks.substack.com/p/2… why are we doing this?
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There should be a condition on federal funds for beach replenishment: Wind for Sand. My latest on @Substack danrodricks.substack.com/p/2…
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Trump could do the right thing here, but he won't -- not even with the bonus (in his addled brain) of stinging Canada. danrodricks.substack.com/p/s…
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If you bring home eggplant from the farmer's market, try this recipe for a summer supper. danrodricks.com/2026/08/22/d…
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Smart politics: Van Hollen, Delaney bringing federal help to rural red county Trump abandoned after last year’s flood danrodricks.substack.com/p/d…
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Appreciation: Ken Brown, a longtime videographer for @wbaltv11 who never wanted the story -- and not even this obit -- to be about him. baltimorefishbowl.com/storie… @baltfishbowl
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They’re still blaming Biden — and here's Trump taking credit for his predecessor's accomplishments danrodricks.substack.com/p/t…
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The overreaction to the "Preakness snub," big to-do in Little Italy this weekend, and a new anthem to Baltimore by native son, Tom Meltzer. @baltfishbowl baltimorefishbowl.com/storie…
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A guy in Tennessee had to restore a historic building torn down illegally. Trump should be forced to do the same. @Morning_Joe
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Honored to receive this recognition from the editors of Baltimore Magazine: "No Mean City: Baltimore 1966" selected Best Play. It will be in revival next year, hopefully with the same stellar cast. @baltimoremuseumofart @DM_Rubenstein
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“A careful review of the available evidence suggests that the United States has killed individuals who are not involved in narco-trafficking. They are murder victims.” @timkaine danrodricks.substack.com/p/i…
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Wes Moore: "Service can bring people together to solve problems, bridge divides and build a stronger future.”
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Stopping the DEI exorcists from cutting services for kids after school shootings open.substack.com/pub/danrod…
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As Trump and allied neanderthals deny climate change, the science of AED stands.
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Life of Joe: How he -- and we -- benefited from Democratic Socialism @RBReich
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On Democratic socialism: A personal reflection on how progressive public policy improved life over the last century.
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Asking troops to die for a mistake, then and now.
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Blood on their hands: Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas, Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett.
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If Democrats win back the House and Senate, a new Congress should claw back billions designated for ICE and end this reign of terror. danrodricks.substack.com/p/y…
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Graham had Trump right the first time. His turn to MAGA was appalling.
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Nearly 45,000 gun deaths in a year — more than half of them suicides — and the Trump administration is just fine with that.
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Imagine being "thrilled" that you work for a climate-denying ignoramus who thinks wind turbines cause cancer.
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Fourth of July essay: As the nation hits bottom on its 250th anniversary, there's only one way to go, and we're already headed there. @StevenBeschloss @BeschlossDC @AriMelber @AliciaOnMSNBC danrodricks.substack.com/p/t…
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Another great idea from Andy Harris: Take votes away from voters
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