Michael Starr Hopkins

Editor of Burn the Playbook. Attorney. Former Democratic speechwriter. Columnist at The Hill.

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The $1 Million Dinner. The $4 Million Pardon.

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May 19, 2026

Who Paid To End The Voting Rights Act?

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May 18, 2026

A Jan 6 plaintiff just ended the Voting Rights Act

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May 17, 2026

42,000 Ballots. Then The Governor Canceled The Vote.

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May 16, 2026

The House Got Paid

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May 15, 2026

The War Vote Receipt

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May 14, 2026

Who Shorted The War?

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May 13, 2026

Jim Justice Has 72 Hours To Tell The Truth About The Greenbrier

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May 12, 2026

The Bill Comes Due: Power Found the Money and Sent You the Invoice

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May 11, 2026

These Companies Paid The People Who Cut Memphis Into Pieces

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May 10, 2026

They Cut Up Memphis, Sent You The Bill, And Let Donors Call It Democracy

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May 9, 2026

The Billionaire Back Door Into The Supreme Court

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May 8, 2026

They Could Not Expel Justin Pearson. So They Tried To Expel His Voters.

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May 8, 2026

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They Bought Trump. Now They're Buying the Rules of Your Vote.

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May 7, 2026

CLOCK BLOCKERS

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May 6, 2026

Map To The Future

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May 5, 2026

Hope Is Not A PAC

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May 4, 2026

Hoodwinked By a Hoodie

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May 4, 2026

Mission Uncomfortable

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May 3, 2026

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The Watchdogs Are All Dead

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May 3, 2026

Corrected: Bayou Bullsh*t: Jeff Landry’s Primary Pull

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May 2, 2026

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Section Two-Step: The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Shuffle

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May 1, 2026

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Four-Gone Conclusion: DeSantis’ 24-4 Florida Map

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Apr 30, 2026

The Boo That Could Cost Democrats Michigan

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Apr 30, 2026

BRIBED: The First Law They Killed

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Apr 30, 2026