Elon Musk vs. Peter Navarro is a slugfest in the swamp of the repugnant
Opinion: Two insufferables battle for the title of ‘America’s Most Loathsome Man,’ writes John Casey
APRIL 09 2025 2:17 PM
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John Casey
John Casey is senior editor of The Advocate, writing columns about political, societal, and topical issues with leading newsmakers of the day. The columns include interviews with Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, Colman Domingo, Jennifer Coolidge, Kelly Ripa and Mark Counselos, Jamie Lee Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres, Bridget Everett, U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Jamie Raskin, Ro Khanna, Maxwell Frost, Sens. Chris Murphy and John Fetterman, and presidential cabinet members Leon Panetta, John Brennan, and many others. John spent 30 years working as a PR professional on Capitol Hill, Hollywood, the Nobel Prize-winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN Envoy Mike Bloomberg, Nielsen, and as media relations director with four of the largest retailers in the U.S.
What Laura Loomer's meeting with Donald Trump means for America, according to out national security expert
Luke Schleusener, CEO of Out in National Security, spoke to The Advocate about what U.S. allies and adversaries may take from the MAGA influencer's Oval Office visit and the firings that came after.
APRIL 07 2025 6:00 AM
A gay hockey player is on a mission to create an inclusive hockey culture from the inside out
“This isn’t just about hockey. It’s about creating a world where everyone belongs,” out hockey player Brock McGillis tells The Advocate.
MARCH 31 2025 9:23 AM
My aunt, a 38-year Social Security vet, says Trump and Musk are breaking the 'backbone of our country'
Opinion: While you’ve been distracted by tariffs and Signalgate, the Trump administration has been ripping apart Social Security, writes John Casey.
MARCH 28 2025 6:00 AM
New texts reveal Trump’s MAGA children were playing war games on their phones
Opinion: At the end of the day, the ‘Houthis Group’ was just a bunch of smug kids who thought they knew better than everyone else, writes John Casey.
MARCH 26 2025 6:36 AM
Former Denmark Ambassador Rufus Gifford responds to VP Vance's 'not a good ally' comments
Gifford said the country has “always been there for us” with an “unequivocally and quick yes."
MARCH 24 2025 5:51 PM
Bill Maher falls for Trump’s charm offensive and ends up as the real sphincter
Opinion: Invited to dinner at the White House, Maher succumbs to Trump, proving he’s just another sycophant, writes John Casey.
APRIL 14 2025 4:01 PM
The only thing Scott Bessent shares with Pete Buttigieg is a last name that begins with a 'B’
Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.
APRIL 09 2025 7:00 AM
In a week, RFK Jr. fat-shames the West Virginia governor, fires 10k HHS workers, and enrages Wall Street
Opinion: Kennedy has come under fire from Congress, Wall Street, and scores of health care professionals, all warning about his incompetence, writes John Casey.
APRIL 04 2025 6:00 AM
Cory Booker wipes away a racist's record, fires up lost Democrats, and eyes a presidential run in 2028
Booker’s charge to Democrats: Stand firm, articulate a clear vision, oppose policies that threaten our nation, and wake up, writes John Casey.
APRIL 01 2025 9:19 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Signalgate, Trump’s tariffs, and defending the LGBTQ+ community
As the Democratic Party struggles to communicate, Warren knows exactly what her message is and what her message is to Donald Musk and Elon Musk, who she calls “co-presidents.”
MARCH 27 2025 5:15 PM
Let's name prisons, landfills, and volcanos after Trump, and put his Colorado portrait on the penny
Opinion: House Republicans give new definition to sycophants wanting to put Trump on U.S. currency, rename an airport, and stick his head on Mount Rushmore, writes John Casey.
MARCH 25 2025 6:00 AM
Why anger has shifted from Trump's overreach to the Democrats' disunity and apathy
Opinion: If voters are angry, they expect their elected representatives to be angry too, and when they’re not, trouble abounds, writes John Casey.
MARCH 24 2025 12:24 PM
The legacy and programs of FDR, who died 80 years ago today, are at risk of being dismantled
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," FDR famously said.
APRIL 12 2025 6:00 AM
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey ‘has a recipe’ for countering MAGA, trans hate, and billionaire bullies
The city’s mayor, who is up for reelection, says it’s important for leaders to "feel the pain" of those being affected by Trump’s agenda, including in the LGBTQ+ community.
APRIL 10 2025 4:49 PM
Trusting Trump on tariffs and ‘hanging tough’ with him are as ridiculous as taxing penguins
Opinion: By electing Trump, Americans proved they are inherently selfish — and impatient, writes John Casey.
APRIL 08 2025 6:00 AM
Musk might be on his way out, but what happens to all the destruction he wrought on the federal government?
Opinion: Musk dug a hole for himself and plunged the United States into a chasm of inefficiency and discord, writes John Casey.
APRIL 03 2025 6:00 AM
The White House press corps just caved to Trump, and that should terrify you
Opinion: By firing Amber Ruffin, the White House Correspondents' Association surrendered to Trump and failed in its duty to hold power accountable, writes John Casey.
APRIL 01 2025 6:05 AM
Richard Chamberlain and the forbidden crush on Father Bricassart
MARCH 30 2025 4:34 PM
Childless cat ladies in Greenland, beware: JD Vance is on his way
Opinion: Forcing Vance on Greenlanders will only solidify and strengthen their resolve to be independent, writes John Casey.
MARCH 27 2025 6:00 AM