Have the past 10 years of Democratic politics been a disaster?

President Joe Biden embraces Vice President Kamala Harris at her campaign event at IBEW Local Union #5 on September 2, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory last November, Matthew Yglesias published a manifesto imploring the Democratic Party to reembrace “common sense.” Specifically, in his Slow Boring newsletter, Yglesias called on Democrats to redouble their party’s commitment to economic growth, honor the electorate’s moral values...