Quality Control

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism. Last night was a rough one at the polls for socialists. In both parties. The socialist in chief is forever boasting about the power of his endorsements, but he took an embarrassing “L” in one major race and scored an ominously underwhelming victory in another. Nick Catoggio is a staff writer at The Dispatch and is based in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 16 years gradually alienating a populist readership at Hot Air. When Nick isn’t busy writing a daily n